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Outlook Express 6

The e-mail files for Outlook Express 6 have the file extension of .DBX.  Files may be found by file recovery modes, or by Raw recovery. Once found, they cannot just be copied to a directory, they have to be imported with Outlook.

To import the files, they need to be placed in a subdirectory which must not be on a DVD or CD-ROM.  They also need to include with the files, the file Folders.dbx.  Without this file, the error message 'No messages or files can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open".

The import procedure is a series of Outlook Express menu operations as follows,

       File  /  Import /   messages...  / Outlook Express 6 / Next/  Browse..

at this point browse to the location of the subdirectory where .DBX to be imported are files are.

       After Next, the details of the main boxes to be imported are shown, and may be selected.