outlook express backup/restore
 

I have backupped my dad's mails/contacts/etc of outlook express. reinstalled his OS, and I import his data. he gets all his contacts back, and a few mails, but almost all mails are missing

the backup file is nearly 200MB big that I got by using some tool. with that tool I imported his data again. contacts are back, and in his "archived" folder of outlook express he gets all his files back: inbox.dxb, outbox.dxb, and dxb's for all groups and contacts. his inbox.dxb file is 170MB big, and the dxb's of groups are a few MB. how does it come he doesn't get his inbox back, with all the e-mail folders and their contents?

(it's for his shop, so it's urgent :/ )

Isn't there an import tool in outlook express itself ?

Tools - Import - point to the mail folder

yes, just like the backup tool it processes quite some data. but the mails don't show up in outlook express

paste the *.dbx in here?

C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{1ABA2487-3648-4C81-9BB3-68DCC8FEBE71}\Microsoft

and other dbx files ... ?

well, the dbx files are in such a folder. but outlook express doesn't see them

works for me :s

I use Outlook; and store my .pst outside the O/S partition.

Outlook != Outlook Express

Outlook Express should never be used to store ANY important data.

agree, I also prefer Outlook. i'll try to find a program that also uses the dbx format and/or convert those files

http://www.mailnavigator.com/repair_dbx_files.html
http://www.updatexp.com/tip23.html
http://www.oemailrecovery.com/faq-repair-dbx-files.html
http://www.outlook-express-repair.com/