Are you facing corruption to the DBX (Database eXtension) file of Microsoft Outlook Express? The first sign of DBX corruption generally begins quite innocently. You may discover that MS Outlook Express feels sluggish while starting or switching the folders. Usual operations, such as opening a message may take many seconds. The performance issues generally indicate that DBX is facing minor corruption. Severe corruption may render all your valuable data inaccessible. At this point, Outlook Express Recovery becomes essential, if an updated backup is not available.If the damage is very extensive but has infected only a single mail folder, Microsoft Outlook Express may crash. Additionally it gives you an error similar to the following one, when you attempt to open the corrupted folder:
“Msimn caused an exception C0000006h in module Directdb.dll. The message could not be sent. There is not enough Disk space.”
In such circumstances, DBX corruption can generally be fixed by compacting the damaged folders. In order to minimize the possibility of errors while compacting the DBX files, follow this simple process:
Click Work Offline on File menu, so that you do not receive new messages.
Click Outlook Express in Folders list, so that no mail folder is open.
Exit Folder list.
Point to the Folder and click Compact All Folders on File menu. Do not use the computer until compaction completes that may take several minutes.
If you encounter any error, close MS Outlook Express, and restart the process. If you again face the same issue, reboot your system, and follow the same process again.
If you are unable to Recover Outlook Express through compaction, move all your mails out of the corrupted folder, exit Outlook Express, and delete related DBX file. If the folder cannot be opened, more corrupted DBX file from the Store Folder to a new folder.
If corruption is serious, Outlook Express cannot recognize the DBX files. Thus corresponding folder disappears from Folder list. In such cases, delete the corruption folder and restore it from backup. But, if the backup is not available, DBX Recovery is the only way to go.
Recovery is best possible through advanced third-party DBX Repair Tools. They use high-end scanning techniques to thoroughly scan the damaged DBX file and extract all corrupted or inaccessible data from it. The software provide you easy recovery with simple graphical user interface.
Stellar Phoenix Outlook Express Recovery ( www.outlookexpress-recovery.com ) software repairs damaged DBX file and restores it in .dbx or .eml format. It is designed for Microsoft Outlook Express 6.x and 5.x. The software restores all DBX file items, such as emails, notes, contacts, tasks, schedule, journal, calendar entries, and appointments.