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OLE 5.0 - DBX Files why can't I view ?

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by m.c. 2001

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I wiped and reloaded my Outlook Express and when I put the files back in that I put on my desktop to store until ready to put back into OLE 5.0 I can not read them or put them back into my new Outlook Express.Is there anyway I can get to use these files again?
Thanx for any help.

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by jovajo

1. Create a folder with the name Mail in C:2. Copy all the *.DBX files into this folder
3. In OExpress go to File => Import => Messages => Outlook Express 5 => Next => Import Mail from an OE5 directory => OK => Browse => Select the C:\Mail folder => OK => Next .... Done
Another way is to replace the DBX files from current OExpress with your old DBX files.
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by jmatt

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OE5 has a proprietary binary format that makes archiving
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can drag them from a Windows Explorer folder into an Outlook
Express mail folder.

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