There is hardly any exchange administrator who isn’t familiar with the Exchange Database file (EDB). The exchange database serves as the main repository of all mailbox data being processed on an exchange server. These databases contain one or more mailboxes and public folders. According to Microsoft’s own definition – “A mailbox database is a unit of granularity where mailboxes are created and stored”, these mailbox database files are in turn stored as an Exchange database (.edb) file.
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Prior to exchange server 2007 two separate files with extensions .edb and .stm together constituted the exchange store repository. The edb file was used to store MAPI based messages and attachments while the stm file contained raw internet content. The functions of both these files have however been merged into a single edb file from exchange server 2007 onwards to reduce the i/o footprint.
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So, what if one wants to view the contents of an edb file? Recover mailboxes from it to exchange? Convert it to outlook database file (.pst)? To answer all these queries, look no further than EdbMails. EdbMails is a complete exchange server recovery solution that lets you view the contents of any edb file be it from exchange 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 or 2003.It also lets you convert Edb into single or multiple outlook data files (.pst) depending upon your preference. What’s more novel about EdbMails is that it lets you migrate your exchange database directly to live exchange or office 365. EdbMails does not require Exchange server logs or Active directory to recover / restore your Exchange Server database
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EdbMails is a forensic recovery solution meaning it can recover most data including attachments, journals, contacts, texts, appointments etc. from even corrupt and otherwise inaccessible exchange databases. Exchange database corruption can occur due to multiple unforeseen reasons like dirty shutdowns, virus, server crash etc. but EdbMails easy to use GUI makes the recovery process simple and straightforward. All one needs to do is open the corrupt EDB file using EdbMails wizard and it will show all mailboxes along with their subfolders. Each folder and its contents can be individually verified for subject, recipient/sender addresses, body, attachment zips or images, timestamps and exported individually or collectively to outlook data files.