DBX File Corruption Due to Incomplete Compaction Process

Along with default folder, Microsoft Outlook Express allows you to create special folders for effectively manage the data. Each folder consists of a DBX file that is the repository of all emails, contacts, tasks and other items of that particular folder. Creating special folders also helps you to keep the size of DBX file small. All of the default and special folders are stored in a single folder, known as ‘Store Folder’. In case of corruption to any of the DBX file, all of the data stored in particular folder becomes inaccessible and you need to opt for Outlook Express Recovery solutions to gain access of your critical and valuable data.Apart from the Outlook Express mail folders, store folder also store local IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and subscribed newsgroups. The corruption to DBX files and store folder of Outlook Express is generally indicated by the error message and unusual behavior of the application. Sometimes while sending an email using Outlook Express, you might come across the below given error message:

“An unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP, Port: 0, Secure (SSL): No, Error Number: 0×800C013B.”

At this point, you ca not send a mail. This is a common indication of DBX corruption. You can deal with this problem in following two ways:

1-The first method is to rename the damaged DBX file with .old. To do so, you need to find out the DBX file, rename it and then restart Outlook Express. When you restart Outlook Express, it will create a new folder with same name, but it will not contain data. This method can resolve the error, but can not retrieve data from damaged DBX file. To retrieve data, Outlook Express Repair is required.

2-Repair and restore damaged DBX file. But Microsoft Outlook Express lacks an inbuilt repair tool. So you have to opt for third party Outlook Express Recovery software that can repair damaged DBX file and recover data from it.

These software use efficient scanning mechanisms to methodically scan damaged DBX file and retrieve data from it up to the maximum level of possibility. The Outlook Express Recovery software have interactive and simple graphical user interface and thus allow you to perform recovery on your own.

Outlook Express Recovery is the most comprehensive and robust tool that is capable of handling most of the DBX corruption issues. It repairs damaged DBX files of MS Outlook Express 6, 5.5, 5.01 and 5.0. This software is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.