In a message dated 05/05/05 14:41:05 GMT Daylight Time, rosemary.valentine@ntlworld.com writes: I know I shouldn't ask through the list ..........can some kind genius tell me how I can retrieve some misfiled emails ....a temp windows folder as .dbx files which I can't open!! [This is on a Win98 system] They are outlook express archive files - go to _http://www.mailnavigator.com/read_outlook_express_dbx_files.html_ (http://www.mailnavigator.com/read_outlook_express_dbx_files.html) for more info. Not a list issue as you say but there is a rootsweb list for computer technical queries if you need further help Linda & Tony List Admin