MICROSOFT EXCHANGE DATABASE

DATA LOSS & THEIR RECOVERY METHODS

EXCHANGE DATABASE – INTRODUCTION

Exchange Database or an EDB File is the main repository that stores all the data for a defined mailbox. It stores all the in-process massages as well as the stored non-SMTP messages.

EDB

Public FolderOr

Pub.edb

Private FolderOr

Priv.edb

Private FolderOr

Priv.edb

Public FolderOr

Pub.edb

CORRESPONDING

STM file stores the streamed data for the Public as well as private folders

CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS

EXCHANGE DATABASE – ERRORS

Fundamental causes of data damage:

• Inappropriate data written for the storage media.• Data written in the wrong place of storage media.• Data altered after being stored.

Data damage results in the following errors:

• 1018 JET_errReadVerifyFailure• 1019 JET_errPageNotInitialized• 1022 JET_errDiskIO

The database errors can be categorized as:

• Page or file system level errors• Database or JET level errors• Application or the exchange info store errors

How resolve these problems?

ESEUTIL.EXE AND ISINTEG.EXE These Problems can be resolved using inbuilt tools that microsoft provides – Eseutil.exe and Isinteg.exe

Eseutil.exe Effective on

Page level errors

Database level errors

Isinteg.exe Effective on Application level errors

Solution

DO THESE INBUILT TOOLS HAVE ANY LIMITATIONS?

• Incomplete data: As the ESEUTIL /p command is run it removes the corrupt pages and the data content in it is also removed.• New Folder Hierarchy formed: As Isinteg is used an all new hierarchy is formed as the pages a re-indexed.• 110% disk space required: The Isinteg tool requires 10% extra space of the original database size• Complicated: Most frustrating this is the complexity of the tool, it has so many commands that for a beginner it’s just like

mission to repair his/her EDB using the tools.• Time Consuming: And lastly it’s a very lengthy process.

So is there any other solution available?

EXCHANGE DELETED EMAIL

RECOVERY

Yes! Here’s a reliable solution

EXCHANGE DELETED EMAIL RECOVERY

WHAT IT OFFERS?

Now easily recover your Exchange mailbox deleted data from a damaged or a dismounted Exchange database (EDB) File.

• Effective recovery of Permanently Hard Deleted Exchange Mailbox.• Dual Scan mode that includes advance mode in case of heavy corruption.• Recovery of data from an Inactive Exchange Server.• Data recovery Beyond Retention Period Expiry• A user friendly interface.

Read more at: http://www.emaildoctor.org/deleted-emails/exchange-server.html

• Outlook should be installed configured properly• Migration machine and Exchange Server should be working

under the same domain.• Exchange Mailboxes should have complete administrative

rights for Exchange (2000-2003,2007-2013) Versions.

Application Pre-Requisites

• Windows OS: Windows 8.1 and below versions(32-bit or 64-bit)

• Processor: 1 GHz Processor (2.4 recommended)• RAM: 512 MB (1GB Recommended)• Disc Space: 50 MB free space

System Requirements

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