You can try this one:
http://www.insideoe.com/resources/tools.htm#macallan

The damaged inbox is the one with Inbox(1).dbx since it is corrupted and
Outlook Express created a new default one in its place. If the link above
does not work when you download and install it, then I'd suggest DBXtract
(which is only $5) since thousands of users have found it works for them
even though it is somewhat slower than the premier product, which is
DBXpress:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
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"YT" wrote in message
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hello,

i'm a fairly savvy user. my laptop froze last night and when i startup OE
again, all my inbox messages are gone.
Sent Items is OK, but inbox messages (and subfolders) are gone.

I can see the file Inbox.dbx in the identities folder (76MB), but i guess
it's corrupt as a new Inbox (1).dbx file has been created and is being
used.

Is there any way to recover my inbox.dbx file WITHOUT spending the 30
bucks on some random software out on the internet?

thanks in advance, yt