Importance of Exchange database file (EDB)
Exchange server is used in organizations all over the world for emailing, communication, storing contacts, managing tasks and calendar entries. The database file, or .EDB, is an essential component of the Exchange server. This, along with the transaction log files, are required when writing to the database, committing transactions, and storing user mailboxes and data. Normally, when everything is working properly, it is not necessary to locate or be aware of the database file. However, when the Exchange server crashes, displays errors, or the database file becomes corrupted, it is important to repair the corrupted Exchange database (EDB) in order to restore the mailboxes. This is especially important in industries such as banking, finance, security, healthcare, and others where even a single second of downtime can have disastrous consequences. In this article, we will look at some of the most common reasons for extracting and exporting mailboxes from EDB to PST using various methods.