Repair Exchange 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 Corrupt EDB File

Microsoft Exchange Administrators have to encounter several kinds of errors while accessing database in Exchange 2016 Server. It is natural that they look for the methods whenever they face these issues. The logical errors that arise in Exchange are commonly known as user mailbox damage. There are certain reasons behind the corruption in EDB files. These files are responsible behind storing the entire data in Exchange Server 2016 in a structured form, therefore it becomes very important to repair Exchange 2016 mailbox whenever it is damaged. There are two types of EDB files:

• Priv.edb - It has the private data
• Pub.edb – Consists of public folders

Now, let us proceed further and learn the some more important things about the corruption in EDB files.

Different Levels & Symptoms of Exchange EDB Corruption

The logical errors of Exchange 2010 mailbox are represented via different issues such as inappropriate component count in the mailbox, search errors, etc. To resolve these issues, one of the first steps is to find the actual reason behind the generation of the problem.

Levels: Generally, the level of corruption takes place at various levels, which includes:

• Page level corruption or file system level corruption.
• Corruption in Exchange Server Information Store or Application
• JET database engine corruption, which is also known as database level

Symptoms: In case of any kind of Exchange 2013 Database corruption, users may face these kinds of troubles:

• Services of Information Store might close
• The service of Information Store might goes out of Administrator’s control
• Information Store enables to answer because of the inadequacy in storage volume of the CPU
• Inappropriate or abnormal functionality of Microsoft Outlook

Methods to Repair Exchange 2016 Database

If users face any of the symptoms as mentioned above, then they can repair Exchange 2016 database. It may take some time for the accomplishment of the whole task. Perform these steps to repair as well as recover the damaged or corrupt database of Exchange Server:

Step 1: Backup Exchange Mailboxes One of the first steps, it to take the backup of the data before you begins the process. This is because while executing the recovery procedure, even a single step may lead to the loss of data.

Step 2: Check Application Logs This can help you to find the actual cause behind the corruption of Exchange 2010 EDB files. To view system log Event Viewer, execute these steps:

• Firstly, click on Start & then select Programs >> Application Tools >> Event Viewer
• Now, you need to click on System Log, which is in the Console Tree
• Click on Source and locate suitable entry for any of the service of Exchange and sort the log in alphabetical sequence
• After this, make a double click on the log entry. This will launch the properties page for events
• In the View menu, click on Filter to filter log & exhibit entries for particular SMTP service event
• Then, in the System Log Properties choose SMTPSVC under Event Source list
• To proceed further, choose a specific set of events from the Category list. You may leave the default setting to All and can access all the sets for SMTP service
• Finally, click on OK

Note: You must have the assigned authorization as ‘Member of the local administrators group’

Step 3: Run Free Inbuilt Utilities Tools such as Eseutil & Isinteg are by default installed at “..\exchsrvr\bin” directory. Before running both the utilities, ensure that:

• You have the backup the Exchange 2016 mailboxes
• Aware about the working of both the utilities
• Have sufficient disk space to run Eseutil
• Log in as MS Exchange Administrator

Run Exchange Utilities by following the mentioned procedure:

• In the first step, click on Start & then on Run
• Type in cmd, which is followed by a click on OK
• After this, run on ‘C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin directory’
• Type exe in the command line
• Now, run Eseutil using switch p ‘Eseutil\p‘. This is used if the EDB files are severely damaged or corrupted
• You need to run Eseutil using switch d ‘Eseutil\d‘ to defrag the recovered files
• Run Isinteg to check the integrity status of all the recovered EDB files

“c:\program files\exchsrvr\bin>isinteg -s servername -fix -test alltests”

• Then run Isinteg\g to check again the EDB exact parameters
• Finally, use the tools of administrative to mount the repaired Exchange database.

Difference between Eseutil & Isinteg

Eseutil is helpful on the examination of page level corruption. It examines each page present in the database for the errors. In case, it is impossible to correct the errors through the process, it discards the page. Isinteg is a utility that works on the links between the tables available in the database.

Automated Solution to Repair Exchange Mailbox Database

Apart from manual approach, users can go for an automated solution to repair Exchange 2016 EDB database, which is corrupt or damaged. Among the different available software for the recovery of Exchange 2007 mailbox, one of the trustworthy solution is Exchange database repair tool. It is an innovative method to fix the corruption of Microsoft Exchange EDB files in a very quick manner. Users can even recover the deleted emails from Exchange server using this tool. Moreover, it maintains the integrity of the data while repairing the files.

Final Words

No matter how much popularity Exchange server 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 is getting among organizations, users may encounter certain issues with it. If not resolved, it can create big hurdle in between of work. One of the main reasons behind these problems is the corruption in Exchange EDB files. Therefore, in the above article we have discussed the methods to get repair Exchange EDB database using both manual as well automated solutions.