Convert Outlook Express Data File to PST – Simple Steps

Author: Rosalie Goss

Overview of DBX and PST file formats

DBX is Outlook Express Database file format. DBX file stores emails for specific mailbox that Outlook express saves in a folder on client machine. Folder created contains number of DBX files :

  1. Folders.dbx : This file contains an index of all your message folders.
  2. Inbox.dbx : This file is created to store emails of inbox folder.
  3. Sent items.dbx : contains all sent emails.And many more like deleted items.dbx, offline.dbx etc.

PST Format :PST is Personal storage table file format used by Outlook to store emails, calendar, tasks, journal and other mail items.

In this article I am describing steps to how to convert DBX to PST in outlook 2007 and other versions.

Need to Convert Outlook Express Data File to PST

  1. 1. It is difficult to extract individual emails from a *.dbx file
  2. 2. Outlook offers features such as calendar, task list, journal that is not supported by Outlook Express.
  3. 3. Outlook offers feature automatic backup of archive items that is not provided by express edition of Outlook.
  4. 4. Outlook has message rules for filtering both incoming and outgoing email, where Express can only filter incoming emails.
  5. 5. Address book in Outlook has a refined contact management system where express use simple address book.
  6. 6. Outlook also has a Junk Mail feature where Outlook express does not support such feature.

Note : Junk filter evaluate each incoming message whether it is spam or not based on several rules

Advantages of Outlook :

  1. 1. User friendly interface.
  2. 2. Add-Ins are available for users.
  3. 3. Organise inbox using features like clutter.
  4. 4. Easy to convert outlook express data file to PST.
  5. 5. Easy to use for a non-technical person.

How to convert DBX to PST file Outlook Express

Use a third party professional DBX to PST Converter to move from Outlook express to Outlook and other formats such as EML, MSG or RTF. Features supported :

  1. Spit converted large size PST files by size.
  2. Migrate DBX to PST in batch.
  3. Option to Export selected file or folder in DBX format.
  4. Quick scan DBX files and display status records to the user.
  5. Demo version to convert outlook express data file to PST is available for users to free download.