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The complete Zimbra to Outlook conversion works in 3 Levels, here have a look at them in detail

  • First, Export TGZ files from Zimbra
  • Second, convert TGZ files into PST format
  • Last, open converted PST in MS Outlook

First, Export TGZ files from Zimbra

Open Zimbra in your machine

Click on Preference

Click in Import/Export

Check on Advance Settings & include all the Data type you want to export

Click on Export, choose location to save the file

In few seconds all the files will be exported, Next unzip the exported files

Go to the location which you choose to save the TGZ file, Select & right click on the files & click on Extract Files

In few seconds the TGZ file will be unzipped

Second, convert TGZ files into PST format

Download & Launch the software from:

Start Menu » Programs » Zimbra Converter » Zimbra Converter

Here you will see that the software provides 2 migration option

Single Mailbox – It allows to select 1 mailbox for conversion & save the entire mailbox in 1 PST only.

Multiple Mailboxes – It allows you to select multiple mailboxes saved in a single folder & save each mailbox in separate PST file.

For Single Mailbox conversion follow this procedure

Choose Single Mailbox & click on Next

Click on select button to choose Zimbra Mailbox & click on Next

As next Window appear, you are given the option to deleted data from source file location after conversion, for that check on "Delete Source Files, during conversion…" or leave it blank to keep the files & click on Start Migration

Software then ask to choose a location to save the files & then the conversion will start

Once conversion is done you get this message

For Multiple Mailboxes conversion follow this procedure

Choose Multiple Mailboxes options & click on Next

Click on Select button to choose the folder having all mailboxes, extracted from Zimbra TGZ files

As the software show you the list of all selected mailboxes, click on Check All option to choose all the mailboxes for conversion at once. Uncheck those folders, you do not want to convert.

Click on Change button to choose location to save the converted files

As next Window appear, you are given the option to deleted data from source file location after conversion, for that check on "Delete Source Files, during conversion…" or leave it blank to keep the files & click on Start Migration

Once conversion is done you get this message

Last, open converted PST in MS Outlook

Now open MS Outlook

Go to File

Open » Open Data File

Browse & select the PST file from location

And view the file in MS Outlook, repeat the process to open multiple PST files