UnDBX for Windows

User Reviews

• Recover damaged, corrupted DBX file for Outlook Express

  calrkston3/10/2014

  Pros

  This tool is a simple and efficient solution for all Outlook Express issues in DBX files.

  Cons

  I used this tool, It's worked good for me no cons.

  Summary

  If you are unable to access your outlook exchange server .dbx files. Use Kernel for Outlook Express Repair tool, it is an outstanding third party email recovery software provider to repair all over .dbx files from Outlook Express.

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• Recovered many "lost" files.

  CarefreeGG12/17/2011

  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

  cmqklein4/8/2011

  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

  drsasser2/3/2011

  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

  cluedofan1/11/2011

  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

  jetcity9/22/2010

  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.

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• A "must have" for if you mainain an OE email archive

  afgcons8/10/2010

  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: 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.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Aug 10, 2010<p/>@echo %0 run of %DATE% at %TIME% 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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• It works, sorta. But only small scale.

  TakeNotes3/19/2010

  Pros

  Very quick. No installation needed.

  Cons

  Only extracted 27 emails, but I have thousands to extract.

  Summary

  I have large corrupted INBOX.DBX file. This seemed to extract 27 emails each as separate EML files. So I tried it again. Same result. Same 27 emails extracted. (Because I have tried a different "try before you buy" program, I know I have thousands of emails that can be extracted.) Tried unDBX a third time. Same result. The price was right, but this program will not solve my problem.

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• hung part way through corrupted .dbx file

  nekote6/5/2009

  Pros

  none, for me

  Cons

  Don't know others experience. But, for me, it hung part way through a corrupted .dbx file.

  Summary

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• GREAT Product, easy to use and truly FREE.

  craziemous1/8/2009

  Pros

  Easy to use, nothing fancy but it does the job great. Turns all your DBX files into real emails that you can move and open with any program. And it was truly FREE, no registration or anything and it is NOT a trail.

  Cons

  I didn't see any, it opens in DOS, but it runs it's self, so who cares.

  Summary

  You will be glad you downloaded it, great product.

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