How To Repair Outlook Express Inbox And Sent Items Folder?

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In comparison to other folders, Outlook Express Inbox and Sent Items folders are likely to get corrupted more frequently. The reason is, these folders grow in size rapidly because of continuous incoming and outgoing e-mails. Outlook Express creates an individual DBX file for each of the folders, which have a default size-limit of 2 GB. The corresponding Inbox.dbx and Sent Items.dbx files have fair chances of exceeding this limit. Thus an Outlook Express user is advised to archive these files on regular basis in order to maintain their size. If you fail to do so, chances develop that the DBX files may go corrupt. These situations call for a third party DBX Repair software.

Consider one of the probable instances to comprehend such problems. You have been using Outlook Express for quite a long time. As a result, the Outlook Express Inbox has increased gradually near to its 2 GB file size limit. Without realizing the post-effects of this situation, you neither archive the Inbox folder nor try to reduce its overall size. Then one day, when you click to view Inbox contents, you observe that the application is unable to open ...
... the folder. It hangs and you need to close the application forcefully.

Similar kind of problem can also be encountered with Sent Items folder.

Cause

Outlook Express Inbox folder is corrupted due to 2 GB file size limitation.

Solution

Outlook Express doesn't include any tool to repair the corrupted *.dbx files. However, you can re-enable the application to work as normal by renaming or deleting the corrupted folder. For this, you need to locate the file (Inbox.dbx or Sent Items.dbx) after enabling the view of hidden files and folders in folder options.

To Repair DBX File, you need to use a third-party tool that can use scanning algorithms to fix corruption of Outlook Express files. A good DBX Repair Tool is easy to install and use, with its self-explanatory interface. These tools are most viable options to be used in each instance of Outlook Express *.dbx file corruption. With read-only scanning, these software are safe to use.

Stellar Phoenix Outlook Express Recovery v3.0 is a professional utility that repairs corrupted Outlook Express *.dbx files and restores the e-mails in new *.dbx and *.eml files. This DBX Repair tool supports Outlook Express 5.x and 6.x. With an easily comprehensible interface, the software is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000.

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