Are you planning to switch from Outlook Express to Outlook? Both are used for email, but they have different file formats. All email messages in Outlook Express are saved in DBX format, while Outlook stores all the mailbox data (mail messages, calendar, contacts, tasks, etc.) in PST format. Outlook does not support DBX format, i.e. you cannot open DBX file in Outlook. If you are switching from Outlook Express to Outlook, you need to convert your DBX files into PST format.
Part1
Locating the DBX files on your computer system
- 1Go to Start and then Control Panel.
- 2Click on Appearance and Themes and Folder Options.
- 3Click on View tab and check the Show files, folders and drives option under the Hidden Files and Folders menu.
- 4Go to this location given below to locate the folder named as Outlook Express:C:\Documents and Settings\your user name\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{your Windows user identity number}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
- 5Copy the folder to the system having Windows Vista, 7 or 8.
Part2
Importing Outlook Express DBX files' data to Windows Live Mail
- 1Launch Windows Live Mail on your system. Go to Start and then All Programs and Windows Mail.
- 2Click on File menu. Point to Import and click on Messages.
- 3Click on Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and Next. If the "Import mail from an OE6 store directory" box is not checked, check it.
- 4Click on Browse and locate the folder on your system which was copied earlier.Select it by clicking once.
- 5Click on Select Folder and then Next.
- 6Either click on All folders or Selected folders to select all the folders or particular message folder respectively. Click on Next.
- 7Click on Finish.
Part3
Exporting data from Windows Live Mail to Microsoft Outlook
- 1Launch Microsoft Outlook on your system. Also open Windows Live Mail in other windows on the same system.
- 2Click on File and then Export. Now select the email messages.
- 3Select Microsoft Exchange as the format and click on Next.
- 4Wait for a message saying "all emails will be exported to Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Exchange". Click on OK to continue.
- 5By using the Select folders option, you can export all the email folders or particular folders which you want to export.
- 6Select the appropriate option and click on OK to start the export process. It will take some time, so you need to wait until gets successfully completed.
- 7Wait for it to finish. Once it is done, a dialog box saying Export Complete will appear on your screen. Click on Finish.
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