The MSG file extension is a file format used to store Outlook mailbox items, including email messages, reminders, contacts, calendars, tasks, to-do lists, and more. It also retains important metadata such as date, sender and recipient information, message body, subject, and other relevant details. In Outlook, users have the option to save mailbox items in the Outlook Message Format-Unicode, which is denoted by the .msg extension.
MS Outlook provides various options to save email items, including the MSG file format. Saving messages as MSG files on your local system or in the cloud allows you to keep them as drafts for future use, making it convenient to share mailbox items.
For Outlook on Windows: :- To save a mailbox item in MSG file format, follow these steps:
For Outlook on Web and Outlook.com:
Professional tools like Kernel for Outlook PST Repair enable you to convert Outlook PST emails to MSG format. You can select specific email messages from your Outlook mailbox or use the search function to find and convert emails to MSG format. Additionally, this tool supports saving emails in other formats such as EML, TXT/RTF, PDF, and HTML/MHTML.
Creating and saving email items in MSG file format is a convenient way to store and share emails. These files can be saved locally or uploaded to the cloud for easy access from anywhere. This capability is available for both Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web.