Merging Mailboxes From Two Eudora Accounts into One Account in Windows
Time to Complete (in minutes):  15

Question:
I have two Eudora accounts and two Eudora shortcuts in Windows.How do I merge the mailboxes from the two accounts together into one account?
Answer:
Caution: There are critical security vulnerabilities in Eudora version 6.2.0 and earlier for Windows. In addition, Eudora versions 5.1 and earlier do not support Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), a required component for connecting to the VT Mail server. For these reasons, please upgrade to the latest version from Eudora's Download page(http://www.eudora.com/download/).


To merge the mailboxes from the two accounts:

  1. Move the mailbox files from one account to the account you want to use:
    1. Locate and open the Eudora folder of the account you no longer want to use.

      Note: To find the location of the folder, place your cursor over the shortcut to the Eudora account you no longer want to use.The location will come up in a box.

    2. From the View menu, select Arrange Icons By.
    3. Select Type.
    4. Complete the following steps for each file in this folder that ends in ".mbx":
      1. Select the file.
      2. From the File menu, select Rename.
      3. In the text box, type: [Mailbox Name]2.mbx

        Note: Replace [Mailbox Name] with the part of the original filename before ".mbx".

    5. Select all the files that you have just renamed.
    6. From the Edit menu, select Copy.
    7. Locate and open the Eudora folder of the account you want to use.

      Note: To find the location of the folder, place your cursor over the shortcut to the Eudora account you want to use. The location will come up in a box.

    8. From the Edit menu, select Paste.
  2. Transfer messages from the imported mailboxes to the mailboxes in which you want to store them:
    1. Start the Eudora account you want to keep.You will see the recently renamed mailboxes.
    2. For each mailbox that ends in "2":
      1. Double-click the mailbox.
      2. From the Edit menu, select Select All.
      3. From the Transfer menu, select the mailbox where you want the messages from this imported mailbox to go.
      4. Right-click the same mailbox ending in "2", and select Delete.