get .pst files and .dbx files back into Outlook

Have reformatted the hardrive over the weekend and created .pst files from Microsoft Outlook and saved them in My Documents, then copied them to disk.

Now I have copied them back into My Documents and I cannot get them back into MO.

The message I get is that it is not a personal folders file.

I also created .dbx files from Outlook Express.

How do I get all these files back into Microsoft Outlook.

They contain Contact address and messages etc.

The most important one is the Contact email addresses which is a .pst file.

Many thanks if you can help... cheers

 

The .dbx files in Outlook express shouldn't be a problem.
Generally I just drag them into the store folder for the email files.
This can be found/altered by Clicking Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store Folder (You can change it from here to make it easier to access in future)
Are they called inbox.dbx, outbox.dbx etc?

As for the .pst file, right-click on the file and remove the "read-only" checkmark if there is one.
Open Outlook,
Click File>Import and Export>Import from another Program
Click next
Find and click Personal Folder File (.pst)
Click next>Browse
Find the file, which is in My Documents
Select Duplicate>next.
Click on your folder, including all subfolders.
Select where to place it, and click finish.

 

Yes they are called inbox.dbx but when I open outlook the inbox is empty..

all the other subfolders have their information in them.

HELP I really need the info I had in the inbox.

 

Have you imported the inbox.dbx file seperately into Outlook?
To test the file, I'm thinking you could right-click on the inbox.dbx file and choose Open with... and then select Outlook. At least that should give you access to the information in a pinch. Also then you'll know there's just a problem with the importing of the file, not the file itself.