Restore an Exchange server database

Steps to restore Exchange database using Windows Server Backup

There are a few things to consider now that we've seen how to restore the database. If you prefer to restore the database using a Windows server backup, make sure that the backup copy is the most recent one, or you will lose all data from the time the backup was created to the time the Exchange server encountered problems. If you're using Microsoft's native eseutil, you can perform a soft recovery to get your database to the Clean Shutdown state. However, if your EDB file is corrupted and remains in the Dirty Shutdown state, performing the hard repair deletes any unrecoverable data, resulting in data loss. In such cases, the only recommended option is to use a professional third-party tool such as EdbMails, to completely recover the database without data loss.

• Step 1: Launch 'Windows Server backup' and click 'Local Backup' from the left menu
• Step 2: Click 'Recover' under 'Action' and specify the location and date of the backup file
• Step 3: Select the 'Application' as Exchange and specify the recovery option
• Step 4: Choose whether you want to restore to the original or another location
• Step 5: Finally, go to the 'Confirmation' window and click 'Recover'

How to restore a database in Exchange 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003?

To restore a database in any Exchange server version (2003-2019), use EdbMails Exchange repair toolkit which can convert corrupted and offline EDB to PST and directly import EDB to Exchange. You can select specific mail items and also convert them to MHT, HTML and EML formats. The following steps describe the recovery and conversion operation with the application.

• Step 1: Start EdbMails and choose the EDB conversion option

  Download and install EdbMails Exchange recovery application

    Prerequisites: See EdbMails system requirements for EDB export and migration and ensure that you have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer.

  

  Click 'Login'or 'Start Your Free Trial' button

  

  Select the 'EDB to PST. EDB to Office 365. EDB to Exchange' option.

  

• Step 2: Choose the offline or corrupted EDB file to recover and restore

  In this step, select the Exchange database file that you want to restore to another Exchange server.

  

• Step 3: Preview mailbox items and select the items for migration

  After EdbMails recovers the EDB file, you can preview specific mail items such as calendars, notes, tasks, journals from the application’s right pane. Next, select all the mailboxes you want to restore to another Exchange server and click on 'Migrate to live Exchange'. If you want to export mailboxes to a PST file, click 'Export to Outlook PST'.

  

• Step 4: Connect to the target Exchange server to begin the restore operation

  In the 'Connect to Exchange server' window, select 'Connect using Global Admin User'. You can also connect to the mailboxes by loading a CSV file. Refer to the link for instructions on how to use the different Exchange server connection methods supported by EdbMails.

    With EdbMails, you can migrate mailboxes, public folders, and archive mailboxes from the source Exchange to the target server.

  

  Connect to the Exchange server using Default connection or Autodiscover Email options. Enter the required login credentials to connect to the target Exchange server mailboxes.

  

• Step 5: Map the mailboxes and folders between the source and the target

  The mailbox mapping activity in EdbMails maps the folders and mailboxes to the respective ones on the target and saves time for migrating large mailboxes.

  

• Step 6: Start the EDB to Exchange restore

  After the mailbox mapping, start the restoration from EDB to Exchange. You can pause and resume the migration and view the detailed summary in the View Log. Finally, log in to the target Exchange server check for the restored mailboxes, folders and items.

  

Concluding Words

In many cases, restoring an Exchange database is necessary and it is possible to perform the restore using Windows server backup. However, the manual methods not only take time, but they are also unreliable, especially if you do not have access to the backup file or if the Exchange server is severely corrupted. EdbMails is a Microsoft partnered software that can recover corrupted EDB files from Exchange 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, and 2003 and restore them to another Exchange server. It is highly secure and reliable, and allows you to export mailboxes from EDB to PST format or import EDB into Office 365 without the need for technical expertise.