File extension name needed for Outlook Express

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Good day all

can anyone tell me what the file extension is for the file created by Outlook Express when you back up all your emails?

thanks for your time
Chad

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This is directly from the OE Help section regarding file backup:

"To compact and back up e-mail folders

1. Select an e-mail folder.
2. On the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact.
3. To back up the folder, find the folder file, and then copy it to a backup folder, floppy disk, or network drive. Outlook Express e-mail folders have a .dbx extension (for example, "Sent Items.dbx")."

If you simply copy a .dbx file to a backup location, it will retain the same extension. Some third-party backup programs will attach a .bak or similar extension to backed-up files.

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Thank you very much, I had checked the help file but I looked under import and export and that told me about .csv and .wab files, neither of which backed up my email I found out the hard way.

Thanks again