After the official roll-out in March 1996 for companies, Microsoft Exchange changes the way of email communication. Any enterprises that use MS Exchange Server will usually store hundreds of mailboxes on it. Sometimes Exchange mailboxes or database files may be corrupted or damaged due to Exchange errors and technical faults with the server.
Due to the complex nature of Microsoft Exchange, repairing Exchange mailboxes takes a lot of time and effort too. Before moving towards fixing corrupt Exchange mailboxes or Exchange database, the various question would come into mind; Are we need to lose the Exchange mailbox data?
We're going to help you understand how to repair Exchange mailboxes through a third-party tool.
First, we need to understand the fundamental cause that could lead to the corruption of the Exchange mailbox.
Reason for Exchange Mailboxes Corruption?
Whenever the barrier occurs in accessing the Exchange mailboxes, then it could be due to corruption in Exchange mailboxes or Exchange database files (EDB).
Let's quickly check out some common reasons behind corruption in Exchange mailboxes.
- Sudden shutdown of a system
- Attack of virus
- Application malfunctioning
- User error
- Changes in the database schema
A Few Common Database Errors for Mailbox Corruption
Corruption in Exchange Server mailboxes displays pop-up error messages while performing the activities in Exchange. Multiple errors cause Exchange mailboxes corruption.
Event ID 9175: Either issues of network or connection is responsible for causing this error. It happens when the Exchange Server is down due to maintenance.
Error 515 JET_errInvalidLogSequence (0xfffffdfd) This Error is due to problems persisting in a log file, such as when some log files are missing, invalid log signature, and time-setting log file failure.
Jet Error Code 1601- Whenever the internal structure of Exchange STM files is damaged or corrupted during file recovery, this type of error occurs.
A better approach to Repair Exchange Mailboxes
Shoviv Exchange Recovery Manager is a professional tool to Repair Exchange mailboxes that can fully recover a corrupt Exchange database by retrieving mailboxes. A simple interface of this tool makes it easier for a novice user to perform operations quickly. Here are some features of this tool listed below:
- It allows you to recover inaccessible Exchange database files and restore them to the desired location.
- This tool makes the restoration of selected mailboxes items or entire mailboxes from the available backup.
- It supports all versions of the Microsoft Exchange Server.
- The free trial version of this tool allows users to process the first 50 items/folder.
- Repair Exchange mailboxes without consuming much time of a user.
Let's quickly check out the steps to repair Exchange mailboxes:
- First, you need to install and run the software. Then, click the Add Source button on the ribbon bar.
- Now click the Exchange Server Mailboxes option from the add source wizard. Submit the Exchange Server credentials like Domain name, User name, and password. Then click on the Next button.
- Then, you need to select the Exchange server mailboxes from this wizard. Click the Finish button to move ahead.
- Now, click on the selected mailboxes in the folder view section, then choose Office 365 from the ribbon bar.
- Check/uncheck the mailboxes from the wizard; one can opt to select the mailbox folder.
- Now, one can choose to include/exclude custom folders. Then click on the Ok button.
- Now provide the Office 365 credentials in the Export mailboxes into Office 365 wizard. Click on Next for further processing.
- Then map mailboxes wizard will open up, here one can map mailboxes as per the need. Then click on the Next button.
- Now, the filter wizard will open; one can include and exclude source mailbox items and filter messages based on the date range in your message class.
- Choose the Advanced option from the filter wizard to use the folder mapping and email translation function. After applying the advance option, click on OK and then Next button.
- The software will start the process; once the process finishes; then click the OK button and the Finish button.
Summing-Up
There are several reasons for corruption in Exchange mailboxes. Through this write-up, we make you understand how this tool comes in handy to repair Exchange mailboxes smoothly without taking much time of a user. One can try out its demo version to check out the advanced feature of this tool.
