Additional extension information
| File type: |
Miscellaneous |
| Popularity: |
 Frequent |
| Author: |
Mozilla |
| MIME type: | Not specified |
Other .MSF file extensions
The .msf extension (Mail Summary File) is used by Mozilla's Thunderbird email client. Thunderbird stores the user's mail in two files, one without an extension (E.g Inbox) which holds the actual mail messages in the standard 'mbox' format and the other with an .msf extension (E.g Inbox.msf) which holds an index of the mail.
These files can be found in the following locations:
Windows Vista C:users[User Name]AppDataRoamingThunderbirdProfiles
Windows XP/2000 C:Documents and Settings[User Name]Application DataThunderbirdProfiles
Windows 95/98/ME C:WINDOWSApplication DataMozillaThunderbirdProfilesxxxxxxxx.default
To convert Thunderbird emails (mbox format) to eml files (used by Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft's Outlook Express), you will need a tool such as IMAPSize.
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Yes. In fact, what the above information does not include is any mention of the fact that Thunderbird Mac also creates .msf files as well as the no-extension "box" files
(i.e.: "JunkMail", no quotes).
I just brought one of my .msf files over from the boot drive of a G4 (Dual 1.25Ghz 80/40/1GB RAM, OS X 10.3.x) on which I was using T'bird almost exclusively [occasionally Mozilla Mail, but not often]. So there's your proof. As for using a Windows-created .msf in Mac OS X's build of T'bird, I'd say it's worth a shot.
Silversleeves
Refugee from the 'Elegant OS'
I am tired of changing mail clients every time Bill Gates has thinks he has a better idea and would like to stick to one that will be around for awhile.
Before switching to Thunderbird, would you please answer the following questions? Do email attachments save embedded in the emails to my computer? Can saved emails be read with a program other than Thunderbird? Can copies of emails be saved in a folder of my choice.
Thank you for your time.
Don
Because of this, I can not open my backup ThunderBird mail files.