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Repair Corrupted Outlook Express DBX Mail

Email Corruption

Email loss are largely attributed to DBX corruption. When you receive emails in your inbox, these messages are stored in a single file typically known as a DBX file. DBX files are suffixed with the DBX file extension and named correspondingly to the folder which the mails are contained in. When a corruption occurs to a DBX file, there are several ways of repair. This article will discuss two methods to recover a corrupted DBX file. The first method is the compacting method. It uses the compacting utility to compact and remove any inconsistency or redundant information within the DBX file. The second method is the transfer method which attempts to move all emails from a corrupted folder into a working folder.

Using the Compacting Utility

To start, follow these steps:

In Outlook Express, click Work Offline on the File menu to terminate any transmission
In the Folder list, click on Outlook Express to ensure that no email or news folder is opened
Close the Folder list by click the X in the upper right-hand corner of the list panel
On the File menu, select Folder, and then select Compact All Folders.
This might take several minutes.
If an error occurs, close Outlook Express, re-open it, and begin the process again from the top

Using The Transfer Method

To do this, follow these steps:

Open Microsoft Outlook Express
Right click on Local Folders and select New Folder
Type in: backup and hit Enter
Select all the emails in the corrupted folder
- Select any email in the corrupted folder
- Press CTRL + A to select all
Right click on the highlighted mails and select Move To Folder
Select the backup folder and click OK
Delete the corrupted folder and rename the backup folder to the corrupted folder's name

Further Recommendations

When severe corruption occurs, the folder may not be recognized and displayed. For example, if Outlook Express detects a badly corrupted Inbox.dbx, it will automatically create a new file - Inbox(1).dbx. All messages in the previous Inbox.dbx file will be lost. You can then choose to locate the Outlook Express store folder and repair the corrupted DBX file using 3rd party recovery programs.