DBX File Corruption Due to Incomplete Compaction Process

At times when you start Microsoft Outlook Express, you can not see your default as well as special folders or can not find some vital mails and other data. Such behavior of Microsoft Outlook Express makes all your critical data like e-mails, notes, contacts, tasks, journal and personal folders inaccessible and results into data loss situations. In such cases, Outlook Express Recovery is required to get your critical data back.

To find out the cause of this problem, first of all check that View/Current View is set to “Show all messages”. If the settings are correct then the problem could be due to corruption of the DBX files. DBX files are the repository of your critical data in Microsoft Outlook Express. A separate DBX file is created for every folder in Outlook Express, for example the data from Inbox folder is saved in Inbox.DBX file.

The DBX file corruption could take place if any of the below given conditions are true:

1-The Microsoft Outlook Express was closed when the compaction process of DBX file was going on.
2-You have terminated the compaction process of DBX file, before its completion.
3-The DBX files have exceeded the size limit.
4-DBX file damage due to virus.

Resolution

In order to sort out this issue, you need to install an update known as Security Update MS 06-076. After installing this update, you will be able to prevent malicious viruses from damaging your DBX files and thus you can prevent data loss. This update will also help you in handling incomplete compaction process.

Although, this update is helpful to avoid this problem but it can not handle the DBX file corruption. To handle the corruption, you need to carry out Outlook Express Repair.

Outlook Express Repair can easily be performed with the help of powerful and advanced third party tools. These software are uniquely designed to scan entire DBX file and extract all data from it.

Outlook Express Recovery software can repair and restore damaged DBX file in most of the corruption scenarios and can recover all its objects including emails, notes, contacts, calendar entries, journals and personal folders. These software are completely safe and easy-to-use.

Outlook Express Recovery is the most advanced and comprehensive Outlook Express Repair tool. It can retrieve all data from damaged DBX files. It supports Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0, 5.5 and 5.0. The software is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.