Efficient Methods to Perform Outlook Express Recovery

Outlook Express works in the same way as MS Outlook, but it has fewer options than MS Outlook and stores mailbox data in a slightly different manner. Unlike MS Outlook that stores all the mailbox data on user’s local system in one .PST file, Outlook Express creates multiple .DBX files. The number of .DBX files depends upon the number of folders present in your Outlook Express mailbox, such as Inbox.DBX, Outbox.DBX, etc. All these DBX files are stored inside the ‘Store Folder’ with ‘Folders.DBX’ file as master index file.

Corruption of ‘Folders.DBX’ or any other DBX file leads to inaccessibility of all the data stored in Outlook Express mailbox. Generally, DBX file corruption results in an error message, when you try to extract data from it. Losing hope and feeling panic in such situations do not solve your problem. Instead, searching for some efficient remedy can do the needful. Mentioned below are top-most methods for repairing corrupt DBX file:

·   Use ‘Compact All Folders’ Feature: This feature compacts the DBX file and removes redundancy from it. Follow the below mentioned steps for using this utility:

1. In Outlook Express, go to ‘File’ menu and click ‘Work Offline’ for terminating the transmissions.
2. In the ‘Folder’ list, click ‘Outlook Express’ and make sure that no email or news folder is opened. After this, click ‘Folder’ list.
3. Go to ‘File’ menu and select ‘Folder’, and after that, select ‘Compact All Folders’ option. 

·     Transfer All Folders from Corrupt Folder to Working Folder: This method moves all the folders from corrupt DBX file to a new folder. Mentioned below are the steps for the same:

1. Open Outlook Express. Go to ‘Local Folders’, right click on it, and then select ‘New Folder’.
2. Type ‘Backup’ and press ‘Enter’.
3. Select all the emails of the corrupt DBX folder.
4. All the emails (the selected ones) are highlighted, right-click on them and select ‘Move to Folder..’ option.
5. Click ‘Backup’ folder, and then click ‘OK’.
6. After this, delete the corrupt folder and provide the name of the deleted folder to the ‘Backup’ folder.

·        Outlook Express Recovery Software: If these above methods fail to do any needful to you, then use of Outlook Express Repair tool is recommended. The tool repairs corrupt DBX files and restores their data easily. Recommended tool for repair corrupted Outlook Express file is Stellar Phoenix Outlook Express Recovery.

You can opt for any of the above methods to repair your corrupt DBX file and restore your data.