What is a .DBX file?
DBX is an Outlook Express mail-folder file, used in older Windows.
- Did you know
- Outlook Express kept one DBX per mail folder, with a master Folders.dbx indexing them all.
- The format did not carry over - Windows Mail on Vista and Windows Live Mail dropped DBX in favour of storing each message as an individual .eml file.
- Outlook Express kept deleted messages inside the DBX until the folder was compacted, so forensic tools can often recover mail a user thought was gone.
- What Analyser reads
- Open personal-information files: iCalendar .ics/.ical and .vcs (events, times, recurrence, organiser/attendees), vCard .vcf contacts (fields + inline base64 photo), LDIF directory exports and Windows .contact - with Outlook .msg/.pst, IBM Notes .nsf, Exchange .edb and Outlook Express .dbx identified. Email messages (.eml/.emlx/.mbox) now open in a full viewer - see Email above.
- Depth of analysis
- .DBX is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .DBX file
- Drag a .DBX file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.