Backup Outlook Express

I did a recovery destructive on my pc. The first thing that I did when my internet was set up was to download avast.

I now find that I can create and send email but can't receive email with outlook express 6. After double checking with my isp, I found that all of my setup is correct. I read a lot of other info and it sounded like avast could be the problem. However I since emailed them and followed their instructions and still can't receive email. What could I be doing wrong. Should I try incredimail or something else? My isp's squirrel mail is extremely taxing and difficult to use and manage. Help!!

EDITOR'S NOTE: How about a web-based email such as Yahoo or Gmail? Simple setup, easy to use and portable.

Hi Bob: I just wanted to thank you so much for your help. I have to format my computer and I wanted to save what I needed off of it first. Your step by step instructions were a God-send. Thank you! Enjoy the coffee! :D

I copied successfully my OE emails to disc as instructed. I understand that .dbx is a database and that I can read it only via the Outlook Express program itself.

What I don't understand is the mechanics of doins so. For example, I start OE then go to "open" but I can't find a way to navigate to a location (either CD drive or a copied .dbx file. I would appreciate some help please.

EDITOR'S NOTE: You can't navigate there. You have to put the DBX file in the Outlook Store Folder. See the article for help determining the folder location.

thanks you so much i got it, i got it

I think it must be stressed that Outlook files are not amenable to manual fiddling. Backup procedures must follow the parental-like directions demanded by Outlook. No assumptions can be made. These are not like ordinary files we are all accustomed to copying, moving and such. Your steps show how to "stay within the lines".

I backed up my email messages and copied it to another computer's store folder. After, I opened OE6 and tried Import > Messages... > Microsoft Outlook Express 6 > Import from an OE6 store directory > Chose the Store Folder > Clicked Next.

I then get an error messaged stating:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open. Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have files open." I don't know what to do.

EDITOR'S NOTE: You copied your backup to another computer's store folder? Why? Is that other computer accessing or using the file? I'd move it to some other folder, where OE cannot find it.

I had been using very similar instructions to yours above when I was on Win 98. (I'm now on MAC and using their mail program.) My girlfriend is on Win XP. She has several Outlook Express folders she has created to retain her e-mails by subject. When I look in the folder you've suggested, I find only the .DBX folders generated by OE, such as Inbox, Outbox, Sent, etc. I can't find any of the folders with the names she created (as I used to under Win 98). Where are they so I can back them up? Are they hidden somewhere (else)?

I tried loading the backup to a different computer running XP and OE and was only able to see the messages stored on the main OE folders (as I expected).

This is great!. So I did it and it worked but I can't open the folders from Outlook on my cd and can't figure out how to do it. I need to reinstall my computer in a week. Please help granny out here.

EDITOR'S NOTE: You can't open the folders directly. You'll have to import the messages from the folder into Outlook.

when I drag the C:\addrbook.csv file I get an error message: Cannot copy...Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and the the file is not currently in use. None of those things apply...what now? Thx!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Did you already burn the folders to the disk? If so, the CD is finalized and will be read-only.

just about to pull my hair out trying to get the 'read only' file in properties to stay applied. I've been trying to import .dbx files off and on for almost a year. your instructions are the most clear but it still isn't happening.

EDITOR'S NOTE: What happens when you try to import?

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How do I move around names in the Address Book for Outlook Express? This is to be from one folder to another.

There is a wonderful tool,possible wiil can do backup,but restore it exactly is doing- can save a lot of time and money, refusing from some services, that are not really needed,can read online user’s guide for this program, where all steps of email recovery process are clearly described,keeps your mailbox in several source files, such as Inbox.dbx, Outbox.dbx, Sent Items.dbx and Deleted Items.dbx, all of these files should be located in the same folder,try to read source files of dbx format and unpack them into a temporary folder,program can save separate files with eml extension, please create a separate folder for this purpose to avoid confusion,works with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista.

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Bob, I backup my outlook express account by making appropriate files on my data storage device that i plan to use and then select the emails one by one. The proccess i use to save them to the device is file-save as - 'F' - 'filename' save

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There is a good tool for work with mails - http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/corrupted_dbx.html - as far as i know tool is free,it permits to unpack dbx files, where Outlook Express keeps your messages and to retrieve separate files in eml format, that can be restored without errors,program is compatible with Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista,program is working in a batch mode and this tool processes very large dbx files, it is better to launch this program on more efficient workstations for fixing Outlook Express corrupted dbx files and Outlook Express dbx corrupt,all emails will be retrieved separately, users can open these files with any email client, compatible with Outlook Express.

Great instructions on how to backup e-mail folders. I did so and then can't seem to open the folder to see the messages. They're important re: Genealogy. What's the next step?

I put my emails onto a CD as I was having my operating system re-installed. However, the tech has put Windows Live Mail on instead of Outlook Express. I don't know if this is the reason, but when I try to import the emails (.dbx files) I get "No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open. Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have files open." Any advice on how to get round this?

EDITOR'S NOTE: MS says: "Outlook Express stores your messages in a folder that contains several different .dbx files. These files (folders.dbx, inbox.dbx, outbox.dbx) contain all your messages. Windows Mail cannot import any of these files individually; you must import the entire Outlook Express folder." My only suggestion is to point Windows Live Mail to the folder on your CD that contains the DBX files, instead of the individual files.

I have my outlook express emails backed up. They are actually backed up in three different places.....desktop, E drive (portable hard drive) and F drive (usb key). They are in .dbx format.

How on earth do I import them back into outlook express? Everytime I do it, it says there is an error or the file is in use. I have changed the store directory to several different locations and still can not get them. I tried dragging them over to outlook express, but it just creates an email with a .dbx attachment.

I read your web site on exporting, but did not find anything on importing.

thanks.

I have my most of my Outlook Express address book organized into folders--e.g. "Friends," "Family," "Work," etc. I've followed your instructions to export a csv text tile of the address book contents. When it opens in Excel I find that only the address items that are in the "root" address book folder entitled "Main Identity's Contacts" and are not sorted into a sub-folder have their contents in the csv file. Is there a way to back up the sub-folders without un-organizing my address book by moving everything into that "Main Identity's Contacts" folder?

I TRIED YOUR BACKUP OF OUTLOOK EXPRESS ADDRESS BOOK, AND IT WORKED GREAT TO POST TO MY PASSPORT FILE BACKUP. THANKS A MILLION. JAKE