How to restore messages to a .dbx file

[Guest]

As a result of a computer crash, one of my .dbx files containing 2,500
messages was corrupted. Using an OE recovery program, I was able to recover
all the individual messages (.eml) and save them to a subdirectory. (The
recovery program does NOT restore the original .dbx file.) How can I combine
all 2,500 messages into a .dbx file? Is there a way to combine them as a
block vs. manually saving them to an OE folder one at a time?

 

[Guest]

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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

As a result of a computer crash, one of my .dbx files containing 2,500
messages was corrupted. Using an OE recovery program, I was able to
recover all the individual messages (.eml) and save them to a
subdirectory. (The recovery program does NOT restore the original
.dbx file.) How can I combine all 2,500 messages into a .dbx file? Is
there a way to combine them as a block vs. manually saving them to an
OE folder one at a time?

Open the Windows folder that shows the EML files.
Open OE.
In OE click View | Layout | Folder List.
Make a new folder for the messages.
Arrange the windows so that you can see the EML files and the Folder List.
Select one EML file and press Ctrl-A to select all.
Drag the selection to the new OE folder you created.

Do NOT store messages in the OE default folders.

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