Repair Tool for Outlook Express is a small Windows application whose purpose is to help you recover lost or deleted Outlook Express email data. It is able to read corrupt DBX files, look for emails, and recover messages as well as their attachments.

The tool impresses with its well-structured suite of features. In case you cannot manage to decode its settings on your own, you can rely on tooltips for viewing short descriptions about its features, help manual that includes detailed info, and a quick start guide.

Repair Tool for Outlook Express comes with support for a built-in search tool that allows you to look for DBX files throughout custom locations from your computer. In addition, you can specify the default Outlook Express folders and choose the DBX source file manually from a tree-like display.

Corrupt DBX files are recovered by extracting messages from the target file into a separate folder on the disk (each email message is saved into a separate file to EML file format). Once you’ve restored the lost information, you can easily import it in Outlook Express.

The program reveals information about the recovered email data, namely sender and receiver’s email address, subject, and date, and lets you preview the messages in the main window.

You can create user-defined rules for filtering the email messages, pick the output folder, enable the batch recovery mode of all folders in the current Identity, put files in separate folders, rename EML files, and open the folder containing the recovered messages.

If you are looking for a straightforward solution for recovering Outlook Express emails without having to go through a lengthy and complex configuration process, Repair Tool for Outlook Express may be the right answer. The app can be tweaked by beginners and professionals alike.