How do I get my inbox back from a .dbx file
 

Hi I recently formatted the hardrive and save all the folders in OE as
..dbx files

I have relocated them and set the Store Folder to the right location.

All the subfolders have their information in them...

But the Inbox and Sent box are empty.

HELP I need by inbox back.


Thanksssssssssssss..

How do I get my inbox back from a .dbx file
 

References:

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

hevfev wrote:
Hi I recently formatted the hardrive and save all the folders in OE as
.dbx files

I have relocated them and set the Store Folder to the right location.

All the subfolders have their information in them...

But the Inbox and Sent box are empty.

HELP I need by inbox back.


Thanksssssssssssss..

How do I get my inbox back from a .dbx file
 

You need to copy all the DBX files (including folders.dbx) to a folder on
your hardrive. Then make sure the Read Only attribute is not set (as it
will be if you copied them a CD. Then open Outlook Express and use
File/Import/Messages, selecting From a Message Store and point to the folder
containing the DBX files. Copy/Paste will not work in most cases.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
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"hevfev" wrote in message
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Hi I recently formatted the hardrive and save all the folders in OE as
.dbx files

I have relocated them and set the Store Folder to the right location.

All the subfolders have their information in them...

But the Inbox and Sent box are empty.

HELP I need by inbox back.


Thanksssssssssssss..

How do I get my inbox back from a .dbx file
 

I still have the same problem, all the subfolders import OK but the
messages in the inbox do not!!

Thanks

How do I get my inbox back from a .dbx file
 

How many messages were in the Inbox folder before you backed-up Inbox.dbx?

Did you compact all OE folders before backing them up?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

hevfev wrote:
I still have the same problem, all the subfolders import OK but the
messages in the inbox do not!!

Thanks

How do I get my inbox back from a .dbx file
 

"hevfev" wrote in message
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I still have the same problem, all the subfolders import OK but the
messages in the inbox do not!!

Thanks

Don't store messages in the Inbox. It is the folder most apt to be
corrupted. As soon as you read them move them to user created folders.
Then compact the Inbox regularly.

Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and write down where OE
is storing its data.
Close OE.
Go there with Windows Explorer and move (not copy) Inbox.dbx to an empty
Windows
folder. With Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3 it will be a hidden file.

You can use either of these tools to extract the messages from the old DBX
file:

DBXtract ($5): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/ although this tool is faster
and better:
DBXpress: ($25) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
Do NOT extract to the desktop!
With a large file this can take a long time, so let it keep running.

The messages can be dragged from a Windows folder back into an OE folder in
OE's Folder List.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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