Convert Edb To Pst After Edb Corruption

Being a system administrator you may need to convert EDB to PST in order access users’ mailboxes stored in the EDB file. Let us consider a situation that forces you to convert EDB to PST. One morning when you switched on the Exchange Server, you find that the hard disk has been damaged. Damage of the hard disk means the data stored on the hard disk is also lost. But, this is not at all true. There are hard disk experts available that can fetch data from damaged hard disk.

Somehow, you also managed to recover EDB file from the damaged hard disk but when you tried to access data from it, you got irritating error messages. Those error messages simply indicate the corruption of the EDB file. Corruption of the EDB file makes you worried because important emails, notes, contacts, journals, drafts, attachments, calendar items, etc. of hundreds of users are stored there. Now, because the EDB file is damaged, users’ will not be able to access their emails, contacts, drafts, meeting schedule, etc. which makes them worried and create a panic among them.

Before, the users’ start getting panic you need to recover all emails stored in the corrupt EDB file. If you are thinking that you can recover all mailboxes by converting it into PST files then you are right. Yes, it is possible to recover mailboxes from the damaged EDB file in the form of PST files. However, for that you will have to convert EDB to PST. Here, you might ask a question that how you can convert EDB to PST. And answer for your question will be using convert EDB to PST software.

There are many such tools available in the market using which you can effectively perform EDB to PST conversion. Using an effective EDB to PST tool is quite easy. You just need to follow below some easy steps and you will be having PST files with you:
1.Download and install the EDB to PST conversion tool.
2.Browse and select the corrupt EDB file.
3.Select the recovery mode.
4.Scan the selected EDB file. Once the scanning process will be completed, the software displays the recovered mailboxes in the left panel. Here you can view and verify recovered items.
5.Select the mailboxes that you want to convert into the PST file and save them at a destined location.

This is how EDB can be converted into PST files. However, while selecting a software to convert EDB to PST make sure that the software supports the EDB file that you have. For example, if you have the EDB file that is created in Exchange Server 2007, then make sure that the software supports MS Exchange Server 2007. Generally, a good quality EDB to PST converter provides support for almost all versions of MS Exchange Server and MS Outlook. The PST files created using EDB to PST converter can be easily accessed with MS Outlook and email items stored in it can be viewed.

By: Alex Coretza

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