Outlook Express Recovery when folders.dbx file corrupted

The folders.dbx file is the index file that keeps record of all the folders created in Outlook Express. It is a very critical file that contains the structure of all the mail folders files, news groups, and some synchronization data. If this file gets corrupt or damaged, owing to reasons like virus infections, abrupt system shutdown, etc, then you may not be able to open Outlook Express. In such circumstances, you should refurbish the folders.dbx file by renaming it. However, if that does not solve the issue then you should Repair DBX Files by using a third-party DBX Repair software.

Let us consider a situation in which you are unable to open Outlook Express 6.0. you may get either of the following error messages in the process:

(1) MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Msoe.dll

(2) MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module "unknown"

(3) MSIMN caused an invalid page fault in module Directdb.dll

(4) Msimn caused an exception C0000006h in module Directdb.dll

(5) Outlook Express: The message could not be sent. There is not enough Disk space.

(6) Unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP Port: 0 Secure: No [SSL] Error: 0x800c0131

Cause:

The most prominent cause of these errors is that the folders.dbx file is either missing, damaged, or set as read-only.

Resolution:

To resolve this problem, you need to restore the folders.dbx file by renaming it. For this, the following steps are required:

(1) Click Start | Find | Files or Folders.

(2) Type 'folders.dbx' in the 'Named' box.

(3) Click the C: drive in the 'Look In' box, and click 'Find Now'.

(4) From the search results, right-click the 'folders.dbx' file and click 'Rename'.

(5) Type 'folders.old' and any other name to rename the original file, and click OK.

(6) Start Outlook Express. The 'folders.dbx' file is automatically created when you start Outlook Express.

If the problem is not solved using these steps, then you should use a third-party DBX Repair Tool to repair the DBX files. With the help of these read-only and highly interactive email recovery tools, you can safely recover all the inaccessible emails in a new DBX file.

Of all the software available in the market these days, Outlook Express Repair is the most recommended one. Recovering Outlook Express 5.x and 6.0 versions, this Outlook Express Recovery software preserves the formatting of the RTF and HTML messages. With the ability to extract individual message in both .EML or .MSG form, this DBX Repair software is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000