Publisher's Description
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Tool to extract, recover and undelete e-mail messages from Outlook Express .DBX files. On first run all messages are extracted as individual .EML files. Subsequent runs only update the output directory with new messages, and delete old .EML files that correspond to deleted messages in the .DBX file. Corrupted .DBX files (including files larger than 2GB) can be opened in recovery mode, in order to recover messages and partially undelete deleted messages. The success of recovery depends on the type and level of .DBX file corruption.
What's new in this version: Version 0.20 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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All versions:
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4.2 starsout of 6 votes
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"Recovered many "lost" files."
Version: UnDBX 0.20
Pros
Found a lot of .mpg files that I had forgotten about
Cons
Didn't find ANY of my lost Microsoft Office documents
Summary
Good for the moment, but not worth keeping
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"Solid solution for Damaged DBX Files"
Version: UnDBX 0.20
Pros
Took damaged inbox and extracted 6800+ valid emails. Small executable gets job done without modifying registry.
Cons
Needs to be run from command line. Takes a long time to run.
Summary
The software does what it is designed to do. It isn't flashy, it isn't fast, but it is thorough; a lifesaver when needed. The small executable file can be copied into the folder with the DBX file to simplify the command line scripting and erased when completed. Make sure you read the instructions before starting so the script is written correctly. My compliments to the coder.
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"Worked perfectly for me. Recovered 12,000 plus emails"
Version: UnDBX 0.20
Pros
It really is free, no catches. Others will only recover a few emails until you purchase, etc. It even retrieves the attachments. Works beautifully!
Cons
It's slow. It took 6 hours to recover 12,799 emails in a 2 gigabyte dbx file.
Summary
Very pleased!
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"Worked where others failed"
Version: UnDBX 0.20
Pros
Recovered 1695 of my emails from a corrupt Outlook Express dbx - whereas another product only recovered 480. It even tried to recover the corrupted emails that caused the problem and put them in a separate folder for you to look at!
Cons
If you don't know what cmd means then this isn't for you.
Summary
Excellent at recovering and free. You have to use a command prompt to run it though so not simple for non IT people. Read the README before running it!
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"Worked for me"
Version: UnDBX 0.20
Pros
Worked and its free
Cons
must read the instructions first.
Summary
Outlook express interupted during compress and lost all inbox emails.
Program recovered all emails. -
"A "must have" for if you mainain an OE email archive"
Version: UnDBX 0.20
Pros
It is compact, fast and CAN RUN while OE is active. Most other backup tools lose the recently added mails if OE is active.
Cons
It does a technically challenged task and it does it well. However you should seek help from someone who knows (ask:) "Do you know how to find all of my dbx files".
Summary
I like it as it is but because I use undbx as a backup tool I added a BAT-file to "Scheduled Tasks". The BAT-file runs:
@echo %0 run of %DATE% at %TIME%
1) "NET USE" a folder on the server (desktop) where undbx is to store the extracted emails,
2) run undbx.hta and redirect undbx's log on %TEMP%\undbx.log.
3) "NET USE DELETE" the destination folder
Others might appreciate receiving samples of such a BAT file and/or runtime options for the vbs/hta scripts. I'd appreciate if undbx would save the emails it "deletes" by simply moving them to a "DELETED" sub-folder.
Updated on Aug 10, 2010
net use S: \\vm530\SharedFolders secret /USER:me
"D:\Programs\undbx-0.20\undbx.exe" "D:\$M\Outlook Express" S:\OEarchive
net use S: /delete
@echo %0 ended on %DATE% at %TIME%
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