How to recover a dbx file?

It seems that the dbx file size is reduced either because: 1. The repair tool modify and reduce its size, remove the emails. or 2. The last time when you restart Outlook Express, it reduce the dbx file size and remove the emails. If you still have the original large dbx file, then you can recover all the emails inside it with OE-Mail Recovery at http://www.oemailrecovery.com/inbox-repair.html
This tool will never modify the original dbx file, instead, it will output the recovered emails into an output folder so that you can either open or import it back to Outlook Express. If you do not have the original large dbx file, then it is still possible to recover your emails. As long as you have stored the .dbx file on your local disk or drive, the email data may still exist on your disk/drive. You can you can search Google utility to scan the whole disk/drive and recover the emails for you.

Please follow these specific steps and this should repair your issue or another paid way must assist you http://www.dbx.openfiletool.com/ DBX Open File Tool
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Step 1: Save your existing e-mail
Launch Outlook Express.
Create a new folder under Local Folder:
Right-click Local Folder (in the left bar)
Select New Folder
Type the name of the new folder (e.g. Saved E-Mails)
Click OK
Click Inbox.
Select all your messages and move them into the new folder (e.g. Saved E-Mails).
Quit Outlook Express.

Once this has been done, we need to make sure we can have access to the inbox.dbx file. So now follow these steps.

Step 2: Show hidden files
Right-click the Start button and select Explore to open Windows Explorer or click Start and select My Computer.
Click the Tools menu and select Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Select Show all hidden files and folders.
Click OK

Next we are going to find the file so we can delete it. Outlook express will later recreate it.

Step 3: Search for ".dbx" files

1. Click Start and select Search.
2. Click All files and folders on the right.
3. Click Advanced options, then click More advanced options.
4. Make sure that Search hidden files and folders is selected.
5.In the box labelled All or part of the document name, type *.dbx.
6.Click Search.

Now once you finsih the search, the file inbox.dbx should come up in your search results. select the file and press delete.

Once you have done this, you can go back into Outlook Express and it should have fixed the issue.

Deleted items are not in the inbox.dbx anymore, they are in the deleted items.dbx file now.
Were you able to select what folders you want to import from? If so, select the Deleted Items folder so it will be imported. Otherwise, if you can you still open OE, move all the deleted email back to the Inbox.
If those two things don't work, use to Outlook Express Restore Toolboxhttp://www.outlookexpress.restoretools.com/

Open Outlook Express. Right-click "Local Folders" and "New Folder.
Enter the command "backup" and press "Enter."
Highlight all the files you want to recover inside its folder by holding down "Ctrl" and "A" at the same time.
Right-click the highlighted files and choose "Move to Folder" from the sub-menu.
Click the "backup" folder you created and click "OK."
Right-click the damaged dbx folder and select "Delete."
Right-click the "backup" folder and choose "Rename." Type the name of the damaged dbx folder you just deleted and press "Enter."
Or use Outlook Express Fix Toolbox
https://www.fixtoolbox.com/outlookexpressfix.html

Use RecoveryFix for Outlook Express to recover dbx file which may get corrupted due to some virus or due to header corruption of dbx files or sometimes the media where dbx file is stored get corrupted. This tool recover data even from password protected dbx files. Have a look at this tool http://www.outlookexpressrepairtool.net/

DBX files (files with *.dbx extension) are the files where Outlook Express stores email messages.They can be found in so-called Outlook Express Store Folder named"Inbox.dbx," "Sent Items.dbx," etc. To determine Store Folder locationclick Store Folder button at Tools>Options>Maintenance in OutlookExpress. DBX files may be copied to another folder in order to backup e-mail messages.

How to open and edit DBX files
To open Outlook Express dbx files you just should select a file anddouble-click on it. The software will be open a .dbx file, scan dbxfile and visualize e-mails.
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, such as DBX to EML.

Open DBX file on Windows

• Outlook Express
• OEMail Recovery
• DBXtract

Hi,
 
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EasyRecovery Pro
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Advanced EFS Data Recovery
Power Data Recovery
Recover My Files
 
All outlook express data files are located in “C:Documentsand Settings<User>Local SettingsApplicationDataIdentities{GUID}MicrosoftOutlook Express” for Windows XP, which containfiles like Inbox.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Sent Items.dbx, Deleted Items.dbx etc.Recovering the whole folder should get back all your mails.
 
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Thanks,
VJ