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DOEDR OPERATES STRICTLY IN READ-ONLY MODE, ENSURING THAT NO DATA ON YOUR DRIVE OR DISK IS WRITTEN OVER OR MODIFIED.** Start DataNumen Outlook Express Drive Recovery ![DataNumen Outlook Express Drive Recovery]() **Reminder:** Please ensure that Outlook Express is closed prior to initiating email recovery with DataNumen Outlook Express Drive Recovery. If the logical drive originally housing your Outlook Express dbx files remains intact and its size or location hasn't been altered, it should be the drive you select for the scan. ![Select Source Drive]() In the event that the logical drive is no longer available, whether due to disk re-partitioning, loss of MBR or partition data, or other reasons, or if the logical drive has been resized or relocated using partition tools like Partition Magic, then the entire hard disk containing the dbx files should be designated as the source disk for scanning: ![Select Source Disk]() If you happen to mount or unmount a detachable disk on your computer after starting DataNumen Outlook Express Drive Recovery, you can hit the ![Refresh]() button to update the list of drives and disks in the combo box. Kindly choose the destination folder: ![Select Output Directory]() All the recovered emails will be stored as .eml files in the destination folder. You can either manually input the name of the desired destination folder or utilize the ![Browse]() button to browse and select your preferred folder. **Important Reminder: TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL OVERWRITE OF YOUR OUTLOOK EXPRESS DATA ON THE SOURCE DEVICE, PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CHOSEN OUTPUT FOLDER IS NOT LOCATED ON THE SAME DRIVE OR DISK.** By clicking the ![Start Recovery]() button, you will instruct DataNumen Outlook Express Drive Recovery to scan the selected drive or disk, and retrieve emails from it. The progress will be displayed on the bar: ![Progress Bar]() Upon completion of the recovery process, should any messages have been successfully retrieved from the drive or disk, a message box similar to the following will appear: ![Success Message Box]() You can now open a recovered message using Outlook Express by double-clicking the ![mail]() icon of an .eml file in the output directory. 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