If it is outlook you will need to find and copy the .pst file(s). You can do search for *.pst. Once you have the pst you can mount it as is or import it to the new mail profile.
Move the backed up dbx files into the Outlook Express folder where the other, new dbx files are (do a search for *.dbx or use for this Outlook Express repair online service https://onlinefilerepair.com/en/outlookexpress-repair-online.html). Make sure they are not set to read-only.
Move the folder.dbx file to another folder. Then start Outlook Express.
Can I suggest that while you have the affected hard drive slaved to a functional Windows PC, or while you have the affected computer booted to a Linux/WinPE environment, that you search for *.WAB files and copy them out too.
You can import from a WAB (Windows Address Book) into Outlook in much the same way as you can import messages from DBX files:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/286116
Hey folks,
I have a need to extract emails from Outlook (or Outlook Express, I dont have the HDD to verify) on a HDD that has been removed from the PC it was in.
It is no longer possible to boot into the OS to recover the emails, so I am looking for a way to extract all the emails, addresses and information contained within so it can be imported to a new Outlook installation.
Any suggestions? I am reluctant to buy anything without some good recommendations first. ![]()

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