Supported file formats

Evolution can import the following types of files:

邮件

  • Berkeley Mailbox (.mbox or no extension):

    The email format used by Mozilla, Netscape, Evolution (for local folders until version 2.32), Eudora, and many other email clients.

  • Maildir (no extension):

    The format used by Evolution (for local folders since version 3.0). There is no need to import Maildir files as you can configure a Maildir account in Evolution and point to the folder where the Maildir files are stored.

  • Outlook Express 5/6 Personal Folders (.dbx):

    The email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express 5/6. For newer versions PST import is recommended.

日历

  • vCalendar (.vcs):

    A format for storing calendar files, which is generally used by Evolution, Microsoft Outlook, Sunbird, and Korganizer.

  • iCalendar或 iCal (.ics)：

    A format for storing calendar files. iCalendar is used by Evolution, Microsoft Outlook, Palm OS handhelds, and others.

联系人

  • LDAP Data Interchange Format (.ldif):

    联系人名片的标准数据格式。

  • vCard (.vcf, .gcrd)：

    这种地址簿格式被用于GNOME，KDE和许多其它联系人管理程序。您应该可以从任何地址簿软件中导出vCard格式文件。

Miscellaneous

  • Evolution/Mozilla/Outlook CSV/Tab (.csv, .tab):

    CSV (Comma-separated values) or Tabulator files saved by using Evolution, Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla.

  • Outlook Personal Folders (.pst):

    A file format used to store local copies of messages, calendar events, and other items within Microsoft software such as Microsoft Exchange Client, Windows Messaging, and Microsoft Outlook. It is also called "Personal Storage Table".

    See Outlook for more information.