How to repair Outlook Express and restore all files with emails?

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If the records are visible, but inside there are no messages, or if you see the list of messages in the folder is incorrect, then you must restore the messages from each of the old dbx files, and import them into Outlook Express.

Find all the dbx files of Outlook Express and create a reserve copy of these files.

For each record destroyed, and every old dbx file, follow this order of operations:

• Open dbx file corresponding to the damaged file in OE-Mail Repair.
  
• Dbx file repair and restore all messages.
  
• Save e-mails restored to separate eml message files.
  
• Delete the restored dbx files of Outlook Express folder. Start Outlook Express and click the folder, including the dbx file you just deleted, and Outlook Express will create a new empty dbx file automatically.
  
• Select all restored eml files in Windows Explorer and drop / move them to the destination folder in Outlook Express.

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How to back up Outlook Express items

Step 1: Copy message files to a backup folder

Step A: Locate the Store folder

1. Start Outlook Express.
2. Click Tools, and then click Options.
3. On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder.
4. In the Store Location dialog box, copy the store location. To do this, follow these steps:
   • Put the mouse pointer at one end of the box under the Your personal message store is located in the following folder box.
     
   • Press and hold the left mouse button, and then drag the mouse pointer across the Your personal message store is located in the following folder box.
     
   • Press CTRL+C to copy the location.
5. Click Cancel, and then click Cancel again to close the dialog box.

Step B: Copy the contents of the Store folder

• Click Start, click Run, press CTRL+V, and then click OK.
• On the Edit menu, click Select All.
• On the Edit menu, click Copy, and then close the window.

Step C: Create a backup folder

• Right-click any empty area on your desktop, click New, and then click Folder.
• Type Mail Backup for the folder name, and then press ENTER.

Step D: Paste the contents of the Store folder into the backup folder

• Double-click the Mail Backup folder to open it.
• Right-click inside the Mail Backup folder window, and then click Paste.

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