Exchange Server consists of two types of folder public folder and private folder. Public folder enables Exchange users to share information within the work groups or with the entire organization. Public folder contains the information in a structured hierarchy and it can be replicated on other Exchange Servers. These folders are stored in a separate database called as Public Folder Database. Public folders are prone to corruption and sometimes users end up deleting these folders accidentally which can create a troubled situation for them. It’s always better to have backup of the public folder databases. Public Databases stores a lot of crucial information and any harm like accidental deletion from EDB file or corruption caused to these folders can create a lot of complication for the users of the organization.
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If you have deleted public folders accidently, in such cases you cannot recover from an old version of public folder database. If you restore the database from backup then the public folders will be visible till the server receives replication messages. Since the folders were deleted from the public folder, these folders will be invisible as soon as the database receives a hierarchy update. Those folders will be deleted again by the store.
Simple steps to restore Exchange 2007 public folder database.
- Using Windows Server Backup, Restore Exchange to a different location from a previously stored db backup .
- Open Exchange Management Console and then go to the Microsoft Exchange –> Server Configuration –> Mailbox.
- You will get a “Server list” in the center. Select the Server on which the database you are recovering.
- Select the public folder database which you want to recover.
- Select “Dismount Database” from the actions on right hand to dismount the database.
- Choose the Properties button under the database that you selected to dismount.
- You will find a checkbox which displays the message “This database can be overwritten by a resotre”
- Check that and click apply
- Next, Go to the directory present in Windows Explorer where you restored the Exchange DB and find the public folder DB.
Note – The location of the restored database is C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\Mailbox\Storage Group Name\
- Copy the recovered file of the database.
- Go to the public folder DB that you just dismounted.
- Rename the original database.
- Paste the restored file here and ensure that the name of the file is same.
- Select re-mount from the Exchange Management Console. While mounting of the public folder DB fails. Use the below steps to recover public folder database in Exchange 2007.
- In Exchange Management Shell, navigate to the folder where the database of public folder resides.
- Repair the DB using the command “eseutil -p <Public Folder Database name>.edb”
After these steps, you can mount the database using the Exchange Management Console and follow the remaining steps.
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