How to View tar.gz File in Windows Outlook with Zimbra Converter?


There are number of emailing programs available in the market that helps to send/receive emails from one place to another corner of the world. And Zimbra is one of them available with advance features and comes with two editions i.e. Browser and Windows based. The program allows to manage contacts, emails, briefcase, calendar, tasks, notes, distribution list and etc.


On the other hand, MS Outlook is another email client which is preferred by almost all the users, small and big organizations and more because it is designed by leading software IT company i.e. Microsoft. It believes in the customer satisfaction and it is one of the crucial aspect due to which users are looking an appropriate Zimbra to Outlook Converter for switch from Zimbra mail application to Outlook.

Important Reasons for Moving from Zimbra to Outlook

  1. MS Outlook offers more remarkable and useful features as compared to Zimbra.
  2.  Outlook provides quick and precise service whereas Zimbra has slow response rate.
  3. Microsoft Outlook can handle multiple accounts at a time.
  4. MS Outlook is the part of Microsoft Office suite, it means that a user need not to spend money separately to purchase as Zimbra.

Why Reading tar.gz Files on Windows is Difficult?

Both are popular email client applications and both use different file extensions to save the database. Zimbra preserves all its mailbox item data in .tgz format whereas Outlook uses PST format for the same. So in order to view tar.gz file in Windows, it is really important to first know the process of extracting TGZ file from Zimbra.

Step-by-Step Process to Extract TGZ file from Zimbra

Follow the mentioned procedure and quickly extract TGZ file from Zimbra in seconds:

  1. Open Zimbra email client
  2. Go to Preferences tab
  3. Choose Import/Export option
  4. Select the desired destination source to export all Zimbra database that includes Mail, Calendar, Address Book, Briefcase & task. Check the required options and click on Export.
  5. All the data will successfully exported in tar.gz zip file.
  6. No need to extract zip folder because as soon as you load TGZ on the software, the Zimbra Converter will automatically extract all its items and display on the left side of the application.

Zimbra Converter – Solution for Viewing Tar.gz File in Windows Outlook

After completing the above steps, use Zimbra Converter, which can also be pronounced as Zimbra to Outlook Converter. So, let us take a look on software working steps:

  1. Download and Install Zimbra to PST Converter.
  2. Click on Add File or Add Folder to load tar.gz Zimbra zip folder.
  3. Select the required mailbox folder and all its files will appear immediately on the right side of the software.
  4. Choose the desired file and view its entire data on software preview pane.
  5. Click on Export and select PST as a file saving option.
  6. Opt the sub-options as per need.
  7. Click on Browse button, select the desired destination path to save resultant file.
  8. Press Convert button to start the conversion process.

And by applying the above process, users can convert and read tar.gz file data into Windows. Some of the powerful and great features of the software are as listed:

  • Easy to use and simple graphical user-friendly interface.
  • Batch export Zimbra mailbox folder to PST at one time.
  •  Dual Conversion options for selective process.
  • Preview pane to view Zimbra emails data before conversion.
  • Also supports other formats other than PST i.e. PDF, MSG, EML, EMLx, MBOX, NSF and more.
  •  Zimbra installation and configuration is not necessary.
  • Easily operated on all versions of Windows OS.

To understand clearly about the software working, get Zimbra Converter free download edition that allows to export 20 files from each item with exact formatting and folder structure.