How to open MBOX files in Microsoft Outlook??

The harsh truth is that you cannot open MBOX files into Microsoft Outlook and also there is no way to get MBOX file opened or imported into Outlook. The reason being Outlook has its own file format called PST (Personal Storage Table) file format where data is stored that support its file structure. If you need to import emails from the other sources, you cannot do it unless it is in the PST format.

How to Open MBOX into Outlook PST files.

The appropriate method to Open MBOX to PST?

As such, there does not exist any direct approach to import MBOX file into Microsoft Outlook. Therefore in this article, you will get to know the way of opening MBOX files in Outlook. And it's not that lengthy or intimidating process that will take your entire day to pull it off. Surprisingly, it is just a matter of few clicks and you will be done with it like it was nothing.
So to read your MBOX file which is variously supported by many email clients as Outlook PST format, the trick is to convert the MBOX data into PST data file that can easily read on Outlook application. Converting MBOX into PST is evidently the single solution to get MBOX files opened into Outlook. And while it may sound simple, or rather too complex, for some, it's neither. There is one indirect method to open MBOX file into powerful email client Outlook but it is quite lengthy, tedious and said to be an inappropriate method to follow. If you want to know the method, I will discuss it below to you to follow it.

Indirect Way

The Indirect Way to Open MBOX in Outlook is to import MBOX file in Outlook but for that, you have to arrange the email platforms on your local machine if you are a Mac Mail user as Apple Mail to Eudora to Outlook Express and OE to MS Outlook 2013/2010/2007

Follow the link to know how to import Apple Mail files into Outlook.

Direct Method is to convert MBOX file to Outlook PST

In fact, the best road to convert MBOX to PST in presence of a converter (system utility). Most importantly, the third-party application you will give the environment and data integrity feature and preserve the data fidelity; MBOX to PST Converter. Among other things, it is also important for that tool to keep complex folder hierarchy, non-English text, metadata, and other complex components of email data converted cleanly without fragmentation.