Importance of restoring Exchange database file
An Exchange server is required in many organizations for mail exchange, communication, storing files in folders, managing contacts and so forth. But many times the Exchange server can crash making the EDB file orphan or corrupted. An EDB is a database file and stores user mailboxes along with all the mailbox data such as emails, calendars, notes. When such a database file is corrupted it renders the user mailboxes inaccessible making it a priority to repair and restore the database file to the same or another Exchange server. Restoring or moving a database from one server to another is also required if you are looking to upgrade from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2019 for better features, security. In this write up we describe the methods to restore a corrupted Exchange database file from Exchange 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003.
How to restore an Exchange database from backup?
To restore the Exchange database from the built-in Windows server backup, select Exchange from the Recovery Wizard and specify the location to restore the database file. If the database is corrupted or damaged, you can recover it using eseutil or EdbMails Exchange recovery tool.
What are the reasons for restoring an Exchange database?
Some of the reasons to restore the Exchange database are as follows:
- Restoring mailbox data from Exchange server crash
- Exchange server hardware failure
- The database EDB file is corrupted
- Recover mailbox data from an Exchange server crash
- Virus infection or malware attacks
- To recover Exchange server from Jet Engine Errors
- Restoring emails for compliance and legal requirements
- To upgrade or migrate from one Exchange server to another
- Missing or corrupted Exchange log files causing Dirty Shutdown