Change or Locate Outlook Express DBX store path
February 28, 2008 – 8:19 amIt is useful to know that Outlook Express stores its email files in a location such as the following:
Windows 95 or Windows 98
%drive%\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express
Where Windows is the folder in which Windows 95 or Windows 98 is installed.
Windows NT, and Windows 95 or Windows 98 with user profiles enabled
%drive%\Windows\Profiles\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express
Where Windows is the folder in which Windows is installed, and Username is the name you use to log on to Windows.
Windows 2000, XP and 2003
%drive%\Documents & Settings\<User Name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\ {UID}\
Even if you are not able to locate the default path or would like to change the store path for your DBX files, follow this procedure
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Maintenance tab, and then click Store Folder (Here you can locate the default store path of your DBX files in Outlook Express).
- Click Change, specify the folder that you want to use to store your messages, and then click OK.











