I have many .edb files and need to extract mailboxes and emails from them, Please help?

hey.. alot of good tools, one utility from microsoft is "exmerge.exe" or use other office recovery tools and what is the scenarios of the issue?

Old Exchange server got killed by an idiot Had to do full reload and cannot mount the old .edb files all I have is .edb files and .log files need 2 extract all emails in these and exmerge will not do so. No backups to restore from except my priv1.edb file and its log's, Due to fresh/full reload exchange sees this as a new server. I can find plenty tools to do this but the pricing is obviously designed for the extermely desperate in the USA as I could buy a brand new pc for the same price as a once off job I need done. Microsoft confuse me on this as all the demo's I have tried (3rd party tools) can and do show me all my user mailboxes whilst they insist its impossible to do the way I plan to.

I would have thought that when 1 does a search for .edb recovery and get 361,000 replies microsoft would have by now see this as an actual problem??? and paying the equivalent of my monthly groceries for a telephone call is pure insanity. Time I go back 2 linux.

i see that the classic problem, look at your problem if you have the .edb and .log or from the backup restore both to altertive dir, now you want extract the mailbox use Office Recovery for Exchange Server to do so, or you want to mount the edb to the exchange the first you need use isinteg.exe forintegrityfix then the eseutil.exe please see the parameter with /? ihave use tothe both toolthe fix the exchange for my customers...its work

The Office recovery for exchange program costs the same as an entire computer. I do not have that type of cash to waste on a once off use.

Hey, sean you can find out the Tools select ms util or the third-party tools MSTools -1.Exmerge, 2. ESEutil and isinteg 3rd Party Tools 1.Office Recovery 2. Ontrack Powercontrol cheers!.

Don't Worry about it. I fixed my problems without having microsoft money blackhole suck me dry without having 2 buy any "3rd party programs" infact without any help from microsoft or any of its other "3rd party" associates getting any cash out of me 100% legally 100% free and 100% certain that at the first oppourtunity I will be converting all my pc's and servers at work to linux. Thanks 4 the nitemares microsoft and please stop sucking people dry, you have enough money already!

I've got the same problem - I'd be extremely grateful if you could let me know how you fixed it? Cheers

Hi Sean, Iseem to have the same problem.I dont supose that you would be willing to share your fix? Thank you very much Best Regards Lamb

Loaded an old backup which the exchange server software exmerge etc alltold me was corrupt and would not let me work with (it was however mounting). Went to a client pc, logged in with each user name, backed up 2 pst. Hope that helps, If not see u on the linux forums.

I used Migra EDB Extract services to extract exchange mailboxes to Outlook. They provided timely & supportive services. Avail EDB Extraction Services at http://www.edbextract.com All the best. Hope you will also find there services effective.

Hey SeanMB, Catch the Enstella System EDB to PST migration tool, its a better and superlative product for exchange. I have already a registered client of Enstella and i self convert my 87GB EDB file (with 950 mailboxes ) to Outlook .PST file. Read the complete story about Enstella EDB to PST converter tool just refer the following link: http://www.enstella.com Catch them and fix your exchange related issue's asap... Gud Luck

Axel since you work for Stellar I am not surprised you rave about the tool. No harm of course in saying you have a great tool, but truly bad form when you pose as a client. Troy Werelius www.Lucid8.com

I would suggest Ontrack. I have used it several times and all you have to do is point to the edb and export to pst.

Agreed, Ontrack makes a good and reliable tool, as does Quest and shameless plug: Lucid8's DigiScope http://www.lucid8.com/product/digiscope.asp All three are solid and accurate products that provide the ability to export, search and recover data from an offline store to an online production server. There are others on the market as well but if you want to get accurate results, choose from one of the above three and you wont be disappointed. Troy Werelius www.Lucid8.com

what about Recovery Storage Group for Exchange 2007?

Hi Axel, Thanks for suggesting this edb repair tool. It is really amazing and fantastic tool to repair corrupt exchange database files.

.edb files have two variants private one and public one. Private .edb file holds all user mailboxes with each user having access to her own mailbox unless otherwise granted. the most renowned client software compatible to Exchange server is Microsoft proprietary Outlook. Outlook do maintains .pst files analogous to user Exchange mailboxes. Though Outlook is in sync. with Exchange but it does not necessarily a guaranteed replica of corresponding Exchange mailbox. However, you can straight isolate your mailbox from Exchange .edb file leveraging Exchange default functionality. But to bulk extract .edb files and mailboxes you might require having some third-party software. one such software I came across and do recommend is SysTools Exchange Recovery Software. Yes, a complete EDB to PST converter capable of extracting your valuable data from Exchange .edb (private and public) to Outlook .pst user profiles.

You can use RSG to restore the files. Once restored, you can use a client to obtain data.

It's probably a little bit late for the original author of this question (5 years too late.. heh..) but I found the article below which matches the reported problem, that is if you were looking to get it operational again with Exchange. http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Recovering-Failed-Exchange-2003-Member-Server-Using-Disaster-Recovery-Switch.html