i make a mistake that delete all the mail in outlook express 6. and now i
just have a .bak file,other files are missing(include .pst).

i try to change name .bak to .pst ,but use scanpst.exe and outlook input fail.

so can i restore my email through a .bak file? or i will lose my email?

thanks

Outlook express 6 doesn't use a pst. If it really is OE, see if
http://www.insideoe.com has the information you need.

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" wrote in
message ...
i make a mistake that delete all the mail in outlook express 6. and now i
just have a .bak file,other files are missing(include .pst).

i try to change name .bak to .pst ,but use scanpst.exe and outlook input
fail.

so can i restore my email through a .bak file? or i will lose my email?

thanks

sorry, i change .bak to .dbx and use "Macallan Outlook Express Extraction"
tool ,"Recovery for Outlook Express" to restore, but i cann't restore
anything.

so would you like to give me a tool's name , so i can restore this .bak file.

by the way, i am not true that the .bak file can rename to .dbx file,
because i see .bak is .pst's backup file. but this .bak rename .pst ,
outlook and scanpst cann't not fix and input this file .

how can i do? thank you very much!

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Outlook express 6 doesn't use a pst. If it really is OE, see if
http://www.insideoe.com has the information you need.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
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" wrote in
message ...
i make a mistake that delete all the mail in outlook express 6. and now i
just have a .bak file,other files are missing(include .pst).

i try to change name .bak to .pst ,but use scanpst.exe and outlook input
fail.

so can i restore my email through a .bak file? or i will lose my email?

thanks

To repeat Diane's comment: Outlook Express does use a .pst. Outlook Express
and MS Office Outlook are two different programs. This news group addresses
issues with Office Outlook. You might find the help you are looking for in
and Outlook Express newsgroup.

" wrote in
message ...
sorry, i change .bak to .dbx and use "Macallan Outlook Express Extraction"
tool ,"Recovery for Outlook Express" to restore, but i cann't restore
anything.

so would you like to give me a tool's name , so i can restore this .bak
file.

by the way, i am not true that the .bak file can rename to .dbx file,
because i see .bak is .pst's backup file. but this .bak rename .pst ,
outlook and scanpst cann't not fix and input this file .

how can i do? thank you very much!

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Outlook express 6 doesn't use a pst. If it really is OE, see if
http://www.insideoe.com has the information you need.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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" wrote in
message ...
i make a mistake that delete all the mail in outlook express 6. and now
i
just have a .bak file,other files are missing(include .pst).

i try to change name .bak to .pst ,but use scanpst.exe and outlook
input
fail.

so can i restore my email through a .bak file? or i will lose my email?

thanks

wrote:

sorry, i change .bak to .dbx and use "Macallan Outlook Express
Extraction" tool ,"Recovery for Outlook Express" to restore, but i
cann't restore anything.

so would you like to give me a tool's name , so i can restore this
.bak file.

What application did you use to create this ".bak" file?

by the way, i am not true that the .bak file can rename to .dbx file,
because i see .bak is .pst's backup file.

Wrong. the file type .bak has no connection with Outlook at all. Most PST
backup file types are, well, ".pst".

but this .bak rename .pst ,
outlook and scanpst cann't not fix and input this file .

Probrbably because the file was neither a PST nor a DBX file to start with.
Instead, my guess is that it was created by some backup application (like
Microsoft Backup) that puts multiple files into a container file (the .bak
file in this case), the use of said application being required to extract
the files from the container. So, your next task is to use whatever
application you used to create the .bak file in the first place to restore
the original files contained in the .bak file. Only you know how you
created the .bak file. Only you can figure out how to restore it.
--
Brian Tillman

Brian Tillman wrote:

Probably because the file was neither a PST nor a DBX file to start
with.

Since I wrote this, another person supplied information indicating that the
..bak file could very wel be a pre-compaction dbx file. Since this is true,
get yourself to an Outlook Express newsgroup.
--
Brian Tillman

thanks for your help.

It is not my business, my friend give me this .bak file and want me restore
.. i donn't know why he just have a .bak file and how make it?
i moved this quesiton to Outlook Express newsgroup.

thanks again for everyone.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Brian Tillman wrote:

Probably because the file was neither a PST nor a DBX file to start
with.

Since I wrote this, another person supplied information indicating that the
..bak file could very wel be a pre-compaction dbx file. Since this is true,
get yourself to an Outlook Express newsgroup.
--
Brian Tillman