Resolving 'There is not enough disk space...' Outlook Express Error

Among all the folders of Outlook Express, Inbox.dbx is likely to corrupt more easily and frequently. The reason is that Inbox changes the most with respect to its size. Being a single box to receive all incoming e-mails, its size grows rapidly and reaches to its default 2 GB file size limit, which raises the chances of corruption. So never save all your message in Inbox. Keep your Inbox small to reduce the risk of corruption. Ignoring the fact can ask for Recover Outlook Express solutions, which is never acceptable.

To be specific in such concerns, consider the further problem of Outlook Express. Each time when you attempt to receive an e-mail message in Outlook Express, the process might halt and you may observe the below error message:

“There is not enough disk space. Account: (mail account), Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800C013C.”

As a result of the above error message, you are not allowed to receive any incoming e-mail with your Outlook Express account.

Explanation

Most likely, the problem occurs because of a corrupted Inbox.dbx file.

User Action

There is no built-in tool that might let you extract e-mails from a corrupted Outlook Express Inbox. However, you can workaround the issue and enable Outlook Express to work normal by renaming the corrupt Inbox.dbx file and then restarting Outlook Express. The detailed steps of performing so are mentioned underneath:

1. Close Outlook Express
2. Click 'Start' and point to 'Search;
3. Type 'Inbox.dbx' in the name box for files and folders and click 'Search'
4. Once the file is located, right-click it and click 'Rename'
5. Type 'Inboxold.dbx' and press 'Enter'
6. Start Outlook Express to get an error-free, empty Inbox

Usually, e-mails stored in Outlook Express Inbox are important. To retrieve these e-mails from corrupted Inbox, the only solution is to use a third-party Mail Recovery software built specifically to repair corrupted Outlook Express DBX files. Outlook Express Recovery software can scan a corrupted OE file and restore the file contents at a safe location.

One of the recommended solutions is Outlook Express Recovery software. This Mail Recovery utility supports Outlook Express 5.x and Outlook Express 6.x and can extract e-mails in *.dbx and *.eml files. The software features an interactive user-interface plus compatibility with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000 operating systems.

E-mail Vanishes After Passing Through “Tempset Antivirus” Folder

On a daily bases, an Outlook Express user receives, sends, and forwards numerous e-mails. To systematically arrange the files, the user creates different folders. For irrelevant e-mails, the user deletes the mails from both Inbox and from 'Deleted Items' folder. However, there are certain situations when an e-mail gets automatically deleted after a few seconds. The deleted e-mail does not appears in 'Deleted Items' folder nor in the 'Spam folder'. Such situations occur when the Inbox.dbx file is corrupted. In such cases, if the Outlook Express user needs to restore the deleted e-mail, s/he needs to restore that mail from an updated backup. But, in case the backup is not available or maintained, then the user needs to use a commercial Outlook Express Recovery application to recover that e-mail.

To illustrate the above case, consider a practical scenario where an e-mail is downloaded in Outlook Express. While that particular e-mail is processed through tempset antivirus folder, the e-mail vanishes. Furthermore, if you try to view that e-mail in the 'Deleted Items' folder, it does not appear in that folder. The same scenario occurs with every new e-mail that is downloaded in Outlook Express.

Cause:

The root cause for the deletion of email from Inbox.dbx file and 'Deleted Items' folder is corruption of Inbox.dbx file. Few main reasons for corruption could be application malfunction, fatal virus infection, and improper system shutdown.

Resolution:

To get past the above problem and to access deleted e-mail, you need to follow the below mentioned steps:

Perform restoration using an updated backup.

In case no updated backup is available, use an effective Outlook Express Recovery utility to repair Inbox.dbx file. An Outlook Express Recovery Tool repairs corrupt DBX files using advanced repair algorithms. The repaired .dbx file can be previewed and saved at the user-specified location. Such tools ensure safe repair of DBX file and do not modify or delete the original data saved in the file. These tools are easy to operate and do not require any technical knowledge.

Express Recovery is a powerful Outlook Express Recovery Tool to repair corrupt DBX file created in Outlook Express 5.x and 6.x. The repaired .dbx can be saved in .dbx or .eml file format. Designed for Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000, the software supports recovery from almost all storage media, like CDs, hard drives, and more.