Export messages and folders from Thunderbird to Outlook / Outlook Express / Windows Mail

Here is the step-by-step tutorial:

1. Compact messages (recommended but optional)
2. Make sure you have lots of disk space free to store the messages (from Chuck).
3. Use Tbird2OE to export messages from your Thunderbird profile:
* Top edit box your mail root in the top edit box, usually something like this: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\awfiwoeu.default\Mail\Local Folders
* Bottom edit box: any path where the emails will be stored in eml format keeping folder structure
4. Install OEImportEml:
* Set the same directory that you specified in Tbird2OE as export path (the bottom edit box)
* Set Thunderbird ‘Sent’ folder if your installation is not English (the folder specified here is forwarded to ‘Sent Items’ in Outlook Express / Windows Mail)
5. If you want to use Outlook, run Outlook and select to import messages from Outlook Express / Windows Mail