Outlook Express Database
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| − | An [[Outlook Express Database]] (DBX) is used by Microsoft Outlook Express (distinct from Outlook) to store e-mail messages and folders. | + | An [[Outlook Express Database]] (DBX) is used by Microsoft Outlook Express (distinct from [[Microsoft Outlook|Outlook]]) to store e-mail messages and folders. |
== File identification == | == File identification == | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 2 April 2017
An Outlook Express Database (DBX) is used by Microsoft Outlook Express (distinct from Outlook) to store e-mail messages and folders.
File identification
Files begin with hex bytes CF AD 12 FE.
This is followed by a class ID (CLSID) depending on whether the file contains messages or folders:
- Message Database: 6F74FDC5-E366-11d1-9A4E-00C04FA309D4
- Folder Database: 6F74FDC6-E366-11d1-9A4E-00C04FA309D4
Links
- Forensic Wiki page
- Downloadable file format info
- Outlook to Unix mail converter (supports DBX among other Microsoft mail-related formats)
- DBX to PST converter
