No. DBX is a file format specific to Outlook
Express. They are not folders.
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Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 12:13
AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on
reading e-mails
DBX is how the files are stored, not their
format. DBX is a data-base extension. I assume the files are
stored as eml files in the DBX folders. I don't recall, though I've
extracted and seen some a long time ago.
Gene
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Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on reading
e-mails
Hi John,
I thought that the e-mail files for Outlook Express were DBX files
and that Outlook could import them. I am almost certain that earlier
versions of Outlook could do so: Outlook 2000 and perhaps 97. Is this
not true?
On 3/30/2017 5:28 PM, John Gregory wrote:
Hi Vicky,
The fact that you are not using OE complicates
things somewhat, especially relating to the ‘manual’ conversion. To manually
convert you would need to have OE installed and also install Windows Live
Mail. While OE is a Microsoft product, it is in no way compatible with MS
Outlook and Outlook will not import OE emails directly. The manual process
requires importing OE mail into Live Mail and then exporting to a PST file.
There are, as Gene mentioned, 3rd party software vendors that
provide DBX to PST converters which is the most effective means of
converting.
As a matter of interest, how did you extract the
files/emails you say you have in a folder, which were originally in Outlook
Express?
John.
My e-mails are stored in a
folder.
I will be using Outlook
2010.
I currently do not have Outlook Express installed
on the machine.
I am mainly interested in just being able to open
and read, as well as access links in my saved Outlook Express e-mails that
are saved in folders on my computer, not in Outlook
Express.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 30,
2017 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk]
question on reading e-mails
Hi Vicky,
Are you currently using Outlook Express, or do
you just have emails stored in a folder? I can give you step-by-step
instructions on how to migrate the old OE emails and import them into
Outlook, but first I need to know the following:
1.
Are you intending to import emails currently listed and being
used in Outlook Express?
2.
Which version of Microsoft Outlook are you intending to use,
2010, 2013 or 2016?
3.
Will Microsoft Outlook be installed on the same machine as
Outlook Express or a different machine?
John.
Hi Vicki,
It means that you will first export the messages using the Outlook
Express export for messages features and then you will use the Outlook
Import feature by highlighting the folder/file where the messages have
been exported and then, the messages will be imported into Outlook in the
proper format.
On 3/30/2017 2:13 AM, Vicki wrote:
I'm not sure what that means, import, yes, but does
that means those messages will be imported into the program or will they
be converted to the correct format as I open them and still remain on my
computer in a folder as a saved message?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 9:34
PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on reading
e-mails
Hi Vicki,
You can use the import feature in Outlook to import those messages
into the proper format.
On 3/29/2017 5:38 PM, Vicki wrote:
I have a question about reading e-mails from one
e-mail program with another e-mail program.
I have hundreds of e-mails saved from Outlook
Express, many with links, and I am now thinking of switching to
Outlook.
My question is this. Since Outlook Express saved
e-mails have a .eml extension, and Outlook e-mails have another
extension, will I be able to open, read and access the links, etc.,
in my saved Outlook Express e-mails with the Outlook
program?
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