dbx Recovery

What is a .dbx file?

Outlook Express is a different application as compared from the Microsoft Office Outlook e-mail client which comes with Microsoft Office for Windows. Outlook Express is bundled with Internet Explorer and uses *.dbx files for storing emails.

Outlook Express stores its e-mail messages in different formats depending on the version.

1. Outlook Express v 4, which shipped with Windows 98, stored messages in *.mbx files.
2. Outlook Express v 5, which shipped with Windows 98SE, switched to *.dbx files, with a separate file for each mailbox folder.
3. Outlook Express v 5.50 shipped with Windows 2000
4. Outlook Express v 5.5 shipped with Windows Me
5. Outlook Express v 6, which is included with Windows XP, also stores messages in *.dbx files.

Related FAQ's

1. What is a .dbx file?
2. What is dbt file? How can i recover emails from such files?
3. What is mbx file? How can i recover emails from such files?
4. What is the store path of Microsoft Outlook Express?
5. How to locate dbx files on my hard drive?
6. I've used the compact folder and once the process is over, all of my emails are lost from my Inbox. Is recovery possible using Disk Doctors Email Recovery (.dbx)?