Hi there,
I copied all .dbx-files from my old pc & oe5 to my new one (xp, oe6). I now try to recover them: put them in the folder where oe6 info and new .dbx-files are located, but oe did not recognize them. I copied them to another folder and then tried to import them using oe6 application, but I get error message "no messages where found in folder or another application is using the files".
What do I do?
Thanks a lot for your help!
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How to import .dbx-files?
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Since an import or complete replacement of files didn't work, try this.
1) Open Outlook Express and create folder named Restore
2) Close Outlook Express
3) Go to where OE6 is storing data and replace the Restore.DBX file with one of the files from your backup (e.g. Inbox.DBX)
4) Make sure that restored file (e.g. Inbox.DBX now named Restore.DBX) is not marked read-only
5) Start Outlook Express
6) Go to your restore folder and move the items out
7) Repeat steps 2 – 6
In that case, if he doesn't see these .dbx files, then try to recover files to a separate folder using OE-Mail Recovery or other software and then import them into OE6. <click here for link> -
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