Outlook Express

• The .dbx file extension is most commonly associated with Outlook Express email folders. Files of this nature contain all of the email messages in a specific mailbox at the time the file was made, and these files can be found in the Store folder within the Documents and Settings directory.
  
  

Backing Up E-mail

• Because .dbx files are portable, Outlook Express email folder files can easily be backed up and copied to other folders. As long as these files are not opened and edited manually, they remain intact regardless of their location and allow users to keep copies of important email messages.
  
  

Programs To Open Outlook Express Files

• Three examples of programs that can open Outlook Express e-mail folder files are DBXtract, Microsoft Outlook Express and OE-Mail Recovery.
  
  

Visual FoxPro Tables

• Another use that the .dbx file extension has is saving tables that have been created by FoxPro databases.
  
  

Programs To Open Visual FoxPro Tables

• The program Microsoft FoxPro can open .dbx files that were made to store tables. Most other database programs are able to open them as well.