When there are many options available, people often switch from one to another. And if we talk about the Email clients, there are many in the online marketplace. Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express are two popular email clients commonly used by Windows users. Since the Outlook Express client has been discontinued by Microsoft, email users often switch to Microsoft Outlook. Although it’s easy to switch from one email client to another, sometimes email migration becomes a bit challenging, especially when the email clients support different file formats. In this article, we’ll go through an easy manual trick to import emails from Outlook Express to Outlook. Also, we’ll talk about a professional solution to convert DBX to PST file format.

Although both the email clients are provided by Microsoft, they don’t support the same file format.

Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook

Outlook Express stores all the email messages in a DBX file, an Outlook Express email folder. There are multiple DBX files associated with an email account which you can configure in Outlook Express. And each file contains email messages for a specific mailbox. Generally, the names of DBX folders correspond to the email mailbox, such as Inbox.dbx, Sent Items.dbx, Drafts.dbx, and Deleted Items.dbx. There’s one more DBX folder, Folders.dbx, that stores the master index for all the mailboxes. And if it’s missing due to any reason, Outlook Express reindexes the mailboxes and recreates it.

On the other hand, Microsoft Outlook creates an Outlook data file, called PST aka personal storage table. It stores email messages, attachments, contacts, calendars, notes, tasks, journals, etc. The Outlook client doesn’t support DBX file format. So if you’re switching from Outlook Express to Outlook, you must convert DBX to PST file format. DBX to PST conversion is only possible through a professional converter tool. However, there’s an easy DIY trick that can help you import emails from Outlook Express to Outlook.

Import Outlook Express to Outlook 

If you’re looking for a free solution, you should use the DIY trick I’m sharing here. Microsoft Outlook has a built-in Import feature which you need to use here. Follow the simple steps given below:

• First, launch Microsoft Outlook on your system. But make sure Outlook Express should be closed.
• On the taskbar, click the File menu > Open > Import.
• On the Import and Export Wizard, select Import Internet Mail and Addresses in the list. Then click Next to continue the process.
• On the Outlook Import Tool dialog box, select Outlook Express in the list. Also, check the “Import Mail” and/or “Import Address book” boxes. And then click Next to continue the process.
• If you’ve checked the “Import Address Book” box, the Import Addresses dialog box will appear. Here select any of these items:
  • Replace duplicates with items imported
  • Allow duplicates to be created
  • Do not import duplicate items
• Finally, click Finish to start the process.

Within a couple of minutes, this will import all the email messages and addresses from Outlook Express to Outlook successfully.

There’s one more way to import the email messages from Outlook Express to Outlook. You may refer to this article for some useful information – Migrate Outlook Express to Outlook 

The manual tricks may take enough time if you need to import a large number of email messages. Moreover, it requires a sound technical knowledge. So if you’re looking for a quick, easy, and effective solution, you should consider using a professional DBX to PST Converter tool.

DBX to PST Converter 

There are many vendors in the online marketplace which provide DBX to PST Converter software. So it ain’t easy for you to choose the best one. In such a situation, you should always download the demo version. Most of the software vendors provide a demo/trial version for free evaluation. By using the demo version, you can check the performance and capabilities of the software before purchasing its licensed version. And if you’re satisfied with the results, then only you should purchase the software.

I can recommend you to try the DBX to PST Converter tool provided by SysInfoTools Software. It’s one of the solutions to convert DBX to PST file format without requiring any prior technical expertise. It contains a wide range of features which make DBX to PST conversion easy and effortless:

• Batch conversion of multiple DBX files at a time
• Export the Meta properties, Internet headers, and attachments
• Smart preview of the DBX file prior to conversion
• Appy password protection on the new output PST files
• Attach new PST files directly to the Outlook profile
• Interactive user-interface, i.e. even a novice user can easily use this software

Before purchasing the software, you must download the free demo version of DBX to PST Converter tool. By using the demo version, you can save first 25 email messages of each DBX folder you select into new PST files.

Conclusion 

In this article, we’ve learned why it’s necessary to convert DBX to PST file format after switching from Outlook Express to Outlook. The article explained an easy DIY trick to import email messages from Outlook Express to Outlook without using any 3rd party tool. Also, you can use a professional converter tool to convert DBX to PST file.

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