# Export own messages to MBOX format?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [July 17, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-own-messages-to-mbox-format/374643 "2025-07-17T13:24:19Z")\
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> [@mnalis](#):
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> Can that `user_archive.csv` be converted to some standard [MBOX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbox) format?

Since these aren’t email messages (and you don’t have any email addresses) an MBOX doesn’t really make much sense, as it would be a contrivance (you’ll at least need to generate bogus email addresses).

you’re just looking for an easy way to be able to read your messages?

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