End number of times Exchange Server users are bugged down by the corruption of database (.edb)file owing to several factors. While operating in an exchange server environment, it is imperative that the EDB files remain accessible at all times for MS Outlook users to work on their mailboxes and other Outlook components, such as emails, appointments, tasks, To-do lists, calendars, contacts and much more.
Though designed for high set features and flexibility, Exchange Servers succumb to corruption. Conventional causes of EDB file corruption are:
- Dirty shutdown
- Abnormal Outlook termination
- Virus attack
- EDB file header corruption
- Hardware failure
- JET engine error
A common error message encountered by MS Outlook users when trying to access their mailboxes at the time of a power outage or diry shutdown is:
“database was not shutdown cleanly (dirty shutdown)”
The first resort is the in-built Microsoft utility, such as ESEUTIL or ISINTEG. However, at times of severe corruption, these utilities fail to repair the .edb file. In such delicate situations, when your precious emails and Outlook items are completely inaccessible, seeking the aid of a third party Exchange Server Repair utility becomes exigent. The market is stuffed with multifarious EDB repair tools that efficiently repair and recover all the emails, attachments, calendar items, notes, contacts and other items from the corrupted EDB file.
An excellent and globally used EDB file repair tool is “Stellar Phoenix Exchange Server Recovery”. This utility is capable of recovering selected data from the corrupt EDB file and restores it in the form of separate PST files that can be imported into Outlook directly. Not only the present mailboxes and their items can be recovered, but even the lost or deleted emails can also be recovered using this tool.
A fair deal about the Exchange Server Repair software is that the demo version offers a preview of the items that are recoverable so that it is clear to the user, what he will get after purchasing the software. This utility is designed for high level of flexibility and supports Exchange Server Versions 5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2010.
The users have the option of saving a log report of Exchange recovery operation. The high level of compatibility of the software can be judged from the fact that it supports Windows XP, 2003, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. User-friendliness and a highly interactive GUI is the icing on the cake. A free demo version of the software is available for download on the website.
