The Bottom Line
ScanDBX cannot be used as a backup tool so well, though, and in spite of ScanDBX's heavy use of wizards, usage could be made simpler in some places.
Pros
- ScanDBX repairs broken Outlook Express files fast
- You can scan for potential problems with ScanDBX, too, and take preemptive steps or create backups
- Using mostly wizards, ScanDBX is easy to use and requires no knowledge of what might be broken
Cons
- ScanDBX is no fully fledged Outlook Express backup tool (lacking automation)
- Using some of ScanDBX many features could be made more straight forward
- ScanDBX lacks a mode for undeleting mail deleted from the "Deleted Items" folder
Description
- ScanDBX recovers mail from damaged Outlook Express message stores and fixes many other problems too.
- Incorrect system settings, files or file locations are detected and fixed by ScanDBX.
- You can remove duplicate messages from Outlook Express using ScanDBX (and eliminate likely causes).
- ScanDBX lets you test your network connection and account settings.
- An automatic mode scans for all known causes of actual or potential problems.
- Before changing anything, ScanDBX creates a full backup of Outlook Express.
- You can also manually create backups or extract messages for moving them to another computer.
- ScanDBX supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/3/XP.
Guide Review - ScanDBX 2.20 - Outlook Express Recovery and Repair Tool
Together, Outlook Express and ScanDBX form a solid team to keep your emails intact and your messaging flowing. Some of Outlook Express's potential issues are mere annoyances, some are pretty grim. You wouldn't want to lose all your mail due to a broken dbx file, would you? Duplicate messages won't give you sleepless nights, will they?
ScanDBX can deal with both, and thanks to a Scan All button it does so in very easy to use and follow a manner. In this automatic mode, ScanDBX scans for all kinds of issues — from mailboxes growing too large to duplicate messages, configuration files messed up, corrupted dbx message stores and blocked attachments —, makes a backup of your Outlook Express's state and attempts to fix what it has found. You can also choose to take all steps individually, which makes using ScanDBX a bit less smooth and more cumbersome.
ScanDBX strength really lies in the multitude of aspects it looks at. You can even look up the strange error message ("MSIMN caused something illegal and invalid in what do I know kind of missing module at an 8-digit address") and have ScanDBX assist you with fixing the likely cause.
With all that versatility, it's a bit of a pity that ScanDBX cannot be used as an automatic backup tool (though it does create backups and you can export messages).
