Copying dbx files

They can be found in so-called Outlook Express Store Folder. Every file contains messages from the appropriate message folder in Outlook Express. For example, Inbox. It contains a structure of all news groups, mail folders and some synchronization data. How to extract emails from DBX files? It is almost impossible to extract DBX files manually. However, there are tons of DBX extracting software over the Internet.

We recommend to use DBXtract from www. Regards, Amritha-Microsoft Support. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Joe Ghost. Despite what it says almost everywhere I've looked, I did import a partial set of individual Outlook Express 6. After importing the initial set of folders I subsequently tried to import a second set; however, I received the error message about "no files found or files in use" and the import program would not locate the files even though Explorer shows they are definitely there.

So, the warnings about not being able to import individual. I don't know what was different that allowed me to import the initial set of files but not the second set. Any suggestions? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Your PC may contain more than one folder with this name, so double-click each that appears to see what's in it. When you've found the right folder, it can be copied onto another disk or onto a flash drive.

The easiest method is to drag the yellow folder onto a USB flash drive that would show up in your My Computer folder with a designation such as Drive E or, perhaps, Drive F. Next insert the flash drive into a USB port on your new computer and drag the Outlook Express folder onto its Desktop. Double-click the folder so that all its DBX files are displayed.

Now repeat the Search steps used on the old computer to find the corresponding Outlook Express folder on the new one. When the Shortcut appears on your Desktop you can move all the DBX files from the moved Outlook Express folder into the new one, by dragging them into this Shortcut.

You will be warned that Inbox.