Outlook Express Repair

When an email is deleted in Outlook Express, it is directed to the ‘Deleted Items’ folder from its original folder. It can, then, be deleted from the ‘Deleted Items’ folder as well. However, in neither cases the email is removed permanently from the memory. However, even after deleting emails from the Deleted Items folder these emails stay on the hard disk thereby consuming a lot of disk space. By compacting the folders in Outlook Express, you can ensure that the disk space is efficiently utilized by removing the deleted emails. Sometimes compaction can lead to severe unforeseen damages like deletion of all emails from the folders. You should take appropriate steps to resolve the issue. However, if you are not able to resolve the issue then you should use a third-party Outlook Express repair to perform mail recovery.

Consider a scenario wherein you are using Outlook Express 6.0 in your system. One fine day, when you are exiting Outlook Express, an informational message pops-up prompting you to compact the messages. You click ‘OK’ and let the process complete. The next day, when you open Outlook Express, you find that all the emails are missing from the respective folders.

Cause:

The root cause of this scenario is that the mail and contacts database file got corrupt during the compaction process. There could be the following reasons for the mentioned situation:

· When a DBX is being compacted, Outlook Express got closed at the same time.

· The compaction process is aborted abruptly.

· You tend to leave Outlook Express idle for very long periods without closing it.

· The particular DBX file is very large. For example, the inbox.dbx file is larger than 1 GB.

Resolution:

To resolve this issue, you should perform the following steps to recover the DBX file:

· Exit Outlook Express.

· Search Recycle Bin for .dbx file(s) relating to the various folders. For example, if the Inbox emails are missing, then you should look for Inbox.dbx file.

· Restore the .dbx file.

· Start Outlook Express. The emails would be restored to their respective folders again.

However, if the problem is still not resolved then you should use a third-party DBX recovery to recover Outlook Express mail folders. Such read-only tools are able to recover Outlook Express folders without overwriting the original data.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook Express Recovery is a DBX recovery tool that enables you to repair corrupted DBX files mapped to Outlook Express. It is able to repair DBX files from any cause of corruption and save them as either a DBX or an EML file. This Outlook Express recovery software tool is capable of recovering It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.

Compaction of Outlook Express folders is a process carried out by Outlook Express to manage the disk space allocated to all the folders, and perform DBX file repair. The process was performed by Outlook Express, before Window XP SP2 was launched. While the process of compaction has numerous advantages, it can also result in corruption of DBX files. In most of these situations, the user encounters an error message while trying to access the data saved in the DBX file. To access the data saved in DBX file and to overcome the error message, the Outlook Express user can restore the file from an updated backup. However, in case of absence of an updated backup or backup unable to fulfill your expectations, the user needs to opt for a third-party efficient Outlook Express Repair application.To illustrate the above situation in detail, consider a real-time scenario where you encounter the below error message while trying to access the Inbox.dbx file. This error message appears every time you try to open the file and does not allow you to access the e-mails saved in Inbox.dbx file:

“An unknown error has occurred. Account: ‘Comcast Online’,
Server: ‘mail.comcast.net’, Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL):
No, Error Number: 0×800C012F”

Cause:

The above error message appears when the Inbox.dbx file is damaged or corrupted. Few main causes for this file damage are compaction, virus infection, anti-virus scanning, and more.

Resolution:

To resolve the above error message and to access the e-mails saved in the Inbox.dbx file, you will need to follow the underneath steps:

1. Rename the logically damaged Inbox.dbx file and try to access the file in Outlook Express.

2. Delete the Inbox.dbx file and restore the file from an adequate backup.

3. But, in case of absence of an updated backup, use a commercial Outlook Express Repair application. A third-party DBX Repair tool is used to repair a DBX file, corrupted due to any logical crash. The tool is built with user-friendly interface and does not require any prior technical information for understanding. The software does not harm the original file and keeps its data safe.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook Express Recovery safely repairs and restores .dbx files at user-specified location. Compatible with Outlook Express 5.x and 6.x, the DBX Repair software can be installed on Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000. The repaired .dbx is saved in .dbx or .eml file format.