Outlook Express is the free email client by Microsoft that comes with various versions of Internet Explorer and Windows. Outlook Express is very popular among the users because of being free and easy to use. Like any other application Outlook Express also has some issues that may halt your work.
Let's consider a practical scenario where in you start the Outlook Express and found that the Inbox folder is empty or all its content is being replaced by the “Welcome to Microsoft Outlook Express” message. It seems that all your Inbox items have been deleted and when you check those items in Deleted Items folder, you will find that it is also empty.
Reason: This error may occur when you use e-mail scanning function in some anti-virus program. If you have enabled this function of the anti-virus program, it may result in Outlook Express Database corruption.
Resolution: To resolve this issue you need to upgrade the anti-virus application with a version that is compatible with Outlook Express.
Recovery of lost emails: By upgrading the anti-virus program, you ensure that this issue will not halt your work in future.
But how to recover the data that you already lost?
Case 1: Regular back-up is always recommended to prevent any data lose in such situations. If you have the back-up of the Outlook Express files then you can restore the Inbox data from the back-up.
Case 2: In case you do not have the back-up you need to go for third party outlook express recovery tools. These tools are especially fabricated to scan and recover the deleted components of DBX files. These tools are although paid; but demo versions of some tool are available for free. By running the software, you can preview the recoverable components of DBX file. One such highly efficient tool for recovery is here: DBX repair tool
Let's consider a practical scenario where in you start the Outlook Express and found that the Inbox folder is empty or all its content is being replaced by the “Welcome to Microsoft Outlook Express” message. It seems that all your Inbox items have been deleted and when you check those items in Deleted Items folder, you will find that it is also empty.
Reason: This error may occur when you use e-mail scanning function in some anti-virus program. If you have enabled this function of the anti-virus program, it may result in Outlook Express Database corruption.
Resolution: To resolve this issue you need to upgrade the anti-virus application with a version that is compatible with Outlook Express.
Recovery of lost emails: By upgrading the anti-virus program, you ensure that this issue will not halt your work in future.
But how to recover the data that you already lost?
Case 1: Regular back-up is always recommended to prevent any data lose in such situations. If you have the back-up of the Outlook Express files then you can restore the Inbox data from the back-up.
Case 2: In case you do not have the back-up you need to go for third party outlook express recovery tools. These tools are especially fabricated to scan and recover the deleted components of DBX files. These tools are although paid; but demo versions of some tool are available for free. By running the software, you can preview the recoverable components of DBX file. One such highly efficient tool for recovery is here: DBX repair tool
