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Possible Corruption Errors in Exchange Server

What causes Exchange Server Corruption?

Exchange database can encounter corruption due to many reasons such as improper system shutdown, sudden power outage, bad sectors of hard drive, etc. It causes inaccessibility of the user mailboxes and data stored within. Common issues that are caused due to exchange database corruption includes:

  • Dirty shutdownDirty shutdown error
  • Database fails to mount errorDatabase fails to mount error
  • Jet Ese errorsJET ESE errors
  • Missing or corrupt transaction logsMissing or corrupt transaction logs

Why is Kernel for Exchange Server better than other methods?

Our Exchange database recovery software is considered superior to many other methods to recover database from corruption.

  • Directly add Exchange database files or Exchange Server to perform Exchange mailbox recovery.
  • Simple user interface makes it easy to restore exchange mailbox.
  • No need to perform complex PowerShell commands for Exchange database recovery.
  • Extract specific mailbox from the recovered database.
  • Allow users to preview mailbox data before you recover corrupt Exchange data.
  • Standard and Deep Scan mode scans and fixes corruption issues without requiring long procedures.

Top use cases for Kernel for Exchange Server

Learn from the top use cases when you can use our Exchange server recovery tool.

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Recover Exchange Database

Use Exchange Server Recovery software to retrieve emails, calendars, and files. Run a hassle-free Exchange recovery with complete data security.

  • Recover data from corrupt database file to PSTs at your preferred location.
  • Export offline database to Live Exchange, Outlook profile, or Office 365.
  • Restore user, shared, or archive mailboxes, and public folders.
  • Extract mailboxes as individual PST files to restore Exchange Server with data integrity and security.
Recover deleted exchange mailboxes

Recover Deleted Exchange Mailboxes

With Exchange mailbox recovery solution, recover deleted or inaccessible mailboxes from the Exchange Server.

  • Scan and restore deleted mailboxes from Exchange database file to an Outlook PST.
  • Restore and recover whole inactive or disconnected mailboxes stored within the offline EDB file.
  • Recover deleted mailboxes or email items using the backup snapshot if the retention period expires.
  • Restore permanently deleted mailboxes from Exchange Server 2019, 2016, and earlier versions.
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Resolve 'Unable to mount' EDB error

Rescue your database with secured recovery from unable to mount database (hr=0x80004005, ec=1108) and other similar errors.

  • Deleted or missing log files, dirty shutdown, and low disk space leads to unable to mount database error.
  • Recover granular data from Exchange mailboxes and public folders (pub.edb) with a few clicks.
  • Recover mailbox data (emails, files, etc.) without installing or connecting the Exchange Server.
  • Restore mailboxes to Exchange Server, Office 365, or PST files from inconsistent database.

Exchange recovery software’s key capabilities

Kernel for Exchange Server recovery enables the advanced Exchange restore database using impactful features that help you at each step.

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Recover Exchange mailboxes

The software repairs dismounted or offline Exchange databases and recover all mailboxes from it. Users can quickly load the Exchange database and initiate Exchange database recovery to export private mailboxes, archived mailboxes, and public folders. These mailboxes can be transferred to Microsoft 365, Exchange Server, Hosted Exchange, or saved into a PST format.

Deleted Exchange mailbox recovery

Deleted Exchange mailbox recovery

Recover Exchange Server mailboxes from corrupt Exchange databases (offline EDB/STM files) and Exchange backups, even in unexpected Exchange Server failure or crash. Exchange Server recovery software also accurately restores permanently deleted mailboxes, folders, messages, file attachments, contacts, calendars, and email properties like To, From, and Cc.

Export EDB file to PST without Outlook

Export EDB file to PST without Outlook

Export offline EDB mailboxes to PST without Outlook installation on your system using the Exchange Recovery tool. This tool helps restore Exchange mailbox from Exchange Database file to a new/existing PST file without disturbing the existing mailbox hierarchy. Additionally, it allows you to split large-sized files into smaller and more manageable sizes.

Public Folder export

Public Folder export

The Exchange Recovery tool offers recovery and export of public folder data from offline databases or live mailboxes. It also restores lost or deleted public folder items (from both Office 365 and Exchange). You can save specific items ( email, contacts, contact groups, calendars, tasks, etc. ) to the required destination.

Exports from IMAP servers

Live Exchange to Live Exchange Migration

Kernel Exchange Recovery software allows users to connect Live Exchange server in source. Get ease to connect multiple mailboxes, single mailbox, public folder, and archive mailbox. Transfer the selected source data to Live Exchange server connected the same way in the destination.

Exchange BKF recovery

Exchange BKF recovery

Kernel for Exchange Server Recovery tool includes an Exchange backup extractor feature for direct data recovery from Exchange BKF files (Backup). It helps you recover Exchange files (Priv1.edb, Stm.edb, mailbox database.edb ) and saves your time as compared to traditional lengthy restoration processes.

Detailed reports & operation logs history

Detailed reports & operation logs history

Generate detailed reports to analyze the mailbox data flow based on parameters such as senders, receivers, attachments, dates, and messages. Exchange Recovery software maintains operation logs to track their status and details once you recover Exchange mailbox. Select a specific date and time to access its log details easily.

Advanced search within mailboxes

Advanced search within mailboxes

The Exchange Server recovery tool features a Search function, allowing you to perform deep and precise searches within your mailboxes. Quickly locate messages with specific words/phrases and search within attachments by criteria like body, type, size, date range, and more. Save your custom searches for quicker access without creating them repeatedly.

Preview of Exchange data before saving

Preview of Exchange data before saving

Kernel for Exchange recovery tool features a preview pane to access information stored within the selected folder, email, or message from source & destination lists. Before you restore Exchange mailbox, preview feature allows you to read the entire message, including attachments, contacts, etc.

Transfer Office 365 to Office 365

Transfer Office 365 to Office 365

Effortlessly transfer Office 365 mailbox data to another mailbox or export it to PST, live Exchange Server mailboxes. The Exchange Recovery tool supports the transfer of single/ multiple mailboxes, archived mailboxes, & public folders while connecting Microsoft 365 accounts through a modern authentication.

Upgrade to the latest Exchange Server version

Upgrade to the latest Exchange Server version

The Exchange recovery database solution allows you to upgrade to the latest Exchange Server version without data loss or mailbox setting changes. You can easily migrate thousands of mailboxes from one version to another of the Exchange Server without using the intermediate server versions.

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Advanced Recovery Modes

Supports easy Exchange mailbox recovery with complete data using the dual scanning modes available: “Standard Scan” and “Deep Scan”. Use Standards Scan mode to repair Exchange mailboxes with minimal corruption. However, if there’s severe damage and corruption in the mailboxes, prefer Deep Scan to restore mailbox.

Granular recovery of Exchange Server

Granular Exchange Recovery

Use Exchange Server recovery software to select EDB file and recover complete or specific data from all the user mailbox stored in it. You can use this tool to recover emails, attachments (PDF, Doc, PPTs, etc.), and other mailbox components. It helps Exchange restore deleted mailboxes ensuring no data loss.

migrate offline mailboxes to Live Exchange

Migrate offline mailboxes to Live Exchange

Effective Exchange recovery software to migrate offline or disconnected mailbox to Live Exchange Server or Exchange Online (Office 365). The tool allows easy user mapping between source and destination mailboxes. Enter the required details to establish connectivity and with just a few steps you can migrate to the selected Exchange Server. Select any number of user mailboxes from the source and migrate to the desired destination.

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Migrate mailbox to Exchange

Effective Exchange recovery software to migrate mailbox data to Live Exchange Server or Exchange Online (Office 365). Enter the required details to establish connectivity and with just a few steps you can migrate to the selected Exchange Server. Select any number of user mailboxes from the source and migrate to the desired destination.

Download free trial version of software

Download trial version

Users can easily download the free trial version of Exchange recovery database tool and analyze how this tool helps with Exchange recovery. Use the demo version to get a clear preview of mailbox items and save 25 items per folder for free to recover Exchange mailboxes to PST file or Exchange Server.

How does Kernel for Exchange Server work?

The Exchange recovery solution has an open-view interface, allowing easy management of source and destination data in one place. Below is a three-step simple procedure to add and recover Exchange database files.

Select Exchange data source

Launch Kernel for Exchange Server tool on your system and add the source mailboxes using the options available. There are 4 options provided which include:

  • Offline EDB file: Provide path to the Offline Exchange database file containing user mailboxes.
  • Live Exchange (on-premises): Connect and recover mailboxes from Live Exchange Server (2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2019).
  • Outlook Profile: Recover data from Outlook profiles (Default POP3, IMAP, Domino, Groupwise, Gmail, Exchange, Office 365, etc.)
  • Office 365: Connect Exchange Server recovery tool to recover and restore data from Office 365 (Exchange Online).

If you select Offline EDB file as the source, provide the path to the file from your system’s local or network attached storage (NAS). If you want to proceed with other sources from the list, provide the credentials to connect with the mailbox and start Exchange mailbox recovery.

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Preview mailbox components

Now, as the selected source is successfully added in the tool, you can preview all the users mailbox (es) available at the source on the left pane of the window. Simply select the desired user mailbox folder and expand the structure using plus (+) icon to preview its folders (Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, Calendars, etc.) and the email data.

  • Preview single mailbox items: Allows easy preview of mailbox folders in a tree-like structure, and you can preview each email message side-by-side.
  • Preserve hierarchy:Shows all the mailbox folders in the original hierarchy.
  • Preview embedded attachments: Preview all the attachments embedded in the emails.
  • View deleted emails: Displays all the deleted emails highlighted in red color.

During mailbox preview, you will see some of the emails mentioned in red color. These are the emails that were deleted accidentally or intentionally from the mailboxes and are now recovered by the Exchange data recovery tool.

Add destination to export recovered data

As you export or migrate the data using this Exchange mailbox recovery tool, it provides five options to select in the destination.

  • Outlook PST File Users can choose to create a new or save in an existing PST file.
  • Outlook Profile: Select Outlook profile to export the mailbox directly.
  • Live Exchange Migrate data to on-premises Live Exchange.
  • Office 365: Migrate data to Office 365 private and archive mailboxes
  • Public Folder: Migrate data to Exchange Online public folders.

With PST file selected as the destination, select to create a new or add the data to an existing PST file to recover deleted Exchange mailbox. For other destinations such as Outlook profile, Live Exchange or Office 365, provide the credentials to connect the tool.

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Select Filters for data export

While you restore Exchange mailbox, use available filters to sort out the data properly at the destination. With the tool filters, it will be easy to get rid of outdated and unnecessary data that might otherwise just occupy storage in the destination. Select or deselect the mailbox folders you want to include in the recovered data at the destination. Data filters in the Exchange database recovery software includes:

  • Date Range filter: Use the Date Range filter to Save All Items, Save Items in Selected Date Range, or Exclude Items in Selected Date Range
  • Item Type filter: Allows users to recover data with only selected item types.
  • Split PST file after: Use the feature to split large sized PST files into multiple small PSTs starting from 100 MB.
  • Export Duplicate Items: Mark the checkbox Export Duplicate Items if you want to include duplicate items in the data recovered at the destination.

With these filters in place, you can export or save selective emails, files, and folders to your preferred destination.

List of data Kernel for Exchange Server Recovers

Kernel for Exchange Server recovery tool perform Exchange recovery database to recover the following items from the Exchange database:

Mailboxes

Use the Exchange Server recovery tool to restore mailbox (es) from corrupt/inaccessible or damaged database files and restores them to PST file/ Exchange/ Office 365. The selected destination will have all mailbox data items such as emails, calendars, contacts, attachments, meetings, tasks & notes.

With this tool, it’s easy to recover all as well as selective mailboxes:

  • User mailbox
  • Archive mailbox
  • Public folders
  • Shared mailbox
  • Distribution mailbox
Emails

Recover deleted/inaccessible and healthy mail items from all mailboxes and public folders from the server preserving all their properties, text, inline images, and formatting as:

  • Subject
  • To
  • CC
  • BCC
  • Date
  • Time

Emails can be recovered irrespective of the mailbox folders (Inbox, Sent items, Deleted items, drafts, Outbox, etc.) they belong to. Applying the date filters, it’s easier to retrieve selective emails from the mailbox.

Calendars

With the Exchange Server recovery tool, it’s easy to export calendars from a corrupted or damaged database file. It makes it easy to recover calendar entries in their original ICS format.

  • Appointments
  • Meetings
  • Subject
  • Reminders
  • Events
  • Locations
Contacts

Use the Exchange recovery tool to import contacts from the Exchange Server mailbox with all the business card details to PST, MSG, TXT, or DOC file format. It contains general, personal, and business information as mentioned below:

    Basic Details:

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title, Company
  • Alias
  • Email
  • Mail contact information
  • Business details:

  • Business address
  • Business number
  • Business Fax
Attachments

With Exchange data recovery utility, technical and non-technical users can extract attachments from mailboxes. The Exchange Server user can easily move all of their attachments without hassle.

    Attachment Types:

  • Documents (.doc, .docx)
  • Text files (.txt)
  • Pdf files (.pdf)
  • Spreadsheet (.xls, .xlsx, .ods, etc.)
  • PowerPoint presentations (.ppt)
  • Images (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, etc.)
  • Signatures
  • Business Cards

The Exchange mailbox recovery tool will help you preview and extract attachments from all mailbox items without any data loss.

Tasks & Notes

Recover corrupt Exchange data such as task lists, to-do items, and notes created by the users and migrate the data to PST, Exchange, or Office 365 along with their attributes, namely:

    Tasks:

  • Task with attachments
  • Start Date
  • Due Date
  • Subject
  • Status
  • Priority
  • Owner
  • Reminders
  • Recurrence (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly)
  • Categories, etc.

Notes:

  • Subject
  • Created time
  • Categories
Supported Destinations

The Exchange Server Recovery tool allows you to export data to the following list of supported formats.

  • PST files: Export the entire mailbox data to an existing or new PST file. The tool can also create a UNICODE PST file.
  • Live Exchange: Supports migrating direct to the connected Live Exchange or Exchange on-premises. It is compatible with Exchange 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and earlier versions.
  • Outlook Profile: Export all of the data straight to the Outlook profile, including POP3, IMAP, Domino, GroupWise, Gmail, Exchange, and Office 365 you want.
  • Office 365: Migrate source mailboxes to mailboxes, public folders and archive mailboxes of o365. Recover mailbox directly from a mounted or dismounted Exchange database to Office 365.

Additional Benefits of Kernel for Exchange Server

Encountered Exchange server database disasters? Find out the situations where this Exchange mailbox recovery software comes to rescue.

Migrate EDB to Live Server

Migrate EDB file to Live Exchange

Easily migrate Exchange database file to Live Exchange Server (on-premises) or upgrade to Office 365 using Exchange data recovery software. Allows taking all the mailboxes from offline database to Exchange server version (2013, 2016, 2019, Live Exchange Server, or Exchange Online).

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Recover deleted Exchange mailbox

Safeguard Exchange mailbox data from accidental deletion or system error which otherwise could lead to potential loss of business-critical data. Easily recover deleted emails Exchange containing messages, attachments, contacts, etc. using Exchange data recovery tool.

Restore backup to Exchange Server

Restore Exchange Server from Backup

Restore Exchange Server data from the existing backup stored in the database. You can use this Exchange mailbox recovery tool to perform Exchange restore easily with all the user mailbox data. Helps to restore database resolving all Exchange Server errors.

Resolve Corruption of Exchange EDB

Recover Exchange database from Corruption

Recover corrupt Exchange database using our Exchange Server recovery tool and export data easily to a healthy PST file or to another Exchange Server. Resolve Exchange errors caused due to Boot failure, Checksum error, Database integrity, and others.

Dirty Shutdown Recovery

Recover from Dirty Shutdown

States of Dirty Shutdown might cause damage to the database files in Exchange Server. Recover Exchange data from disconnected Exchange server database using Exchange Server recovery tool and access their emails and other data effortlessly without a hitch.

corrupt public folders recovery

Recover data from corrupt public folders

Restore corrupt public folders from the database and save the recovered data to PST format, compatible to all Outlook versions making it easy to access the mailbox data. Allows you to restore mailbox to Live Exchange or Office 365.

Kernel for Exchange Server recovery FAQs

Find out answers to some common questions that users have related to our tool.

Follow the below steps to recover Exchange Server data from an unmounted Exchange database:
  • Step 1: Run the Exchange Recovery software and select the Offline EDB File option from the available source options.
  • Step 2: Select “Standard Scan” or “Deep Scan” as the scanning mode.
  • Step 3: When the source content is displayed, select Export Mailboxes to PST from the right-click menu. It will open a wizard where you can easily filter the mailbox data.
  • Step 4: Provide the required options and click Export.

Repeat the same process for batch PST files with administrator privileges.

Yes, you can. Exchange Mailbox Recovery software allows you to export all user mailboxes at once to PST files. It lets you split the large-sized PST files into smaller sizes for better email management.
Yes, it allows to export data from Exchange public folders to Office 365 public folders.
Yes, you can restore Exchange mailbox (es) directly to Exchange. The Exchange Recovery tool allows the export of all/selective mailboxes from the offline database file to the Live Exchange Server in a single attempt.
Yes. The tool automatically skips duplicate items during export, or recovery. However, you can retain the duplicate items just by clicking the Export duplicate items checkbox of the wizard.
Yes. The Exchange Recovery tool supports Unicode Exchange database files for recovery. Exchange database files with Unicode characters are recovered swiftly by this software and are saved to different destinations, including Unicode PST files.
No, there is no need to download and install separate setups. Kernel for Exchange Server Recovery is a complete software suite that allows you to perform Exchange data recovery to PST, Live Exchange, and Office 365.
Yes, you can use Exchange mailbox recovery solution to seamlessly extract or recover contacts and calendars from an Offline Exchange database file.
Kernel for Exchange Server helps to recover Exchange Server from inactive or inconsistent state of Exchange server database.
Our Exchange Server recovery tool supports easy single mailbox recovery as well as allows recovering multiple mailboxes directly to Office 365 just by connecting with the target tenant.
Our Exchange recovery tool provides a Search/Finder feature. It allows the users to simply provide the location of the expected system drive where the file may be present. The tool will then locate and fetch the files to help you remove corruption.
The 'Out of Memory' error message occurs when the database file is huge. You need to attempt the Exchange data recovery once again; this time, select the "Use Disk Space" option after choosing the required Exchange data recovery note.
Yes, of course. The software integrates the features to connect to the Exchange Public folder and export its content to PST or other destinations as per the user's requirement.
Yes, surely you can move the contact information selectively. On its Filter Selection window, there is a feature named Item Type filter. Just check the Contacts option and uncheck all the others.

This message comes up either when Outlook is not installed on the system or if it is installed but not configured properly.

If Outlook is not present, install Outlook on the system where the software is running.

If Outlook is present, then make a new POP profile in Outlook (it can be a dummy non-working one). Uninstall and reinstall the software, and then try again, and it'll resolve your issue.

Yes, MS Outlook installation is a must. At least one profile should be configured in the Outlook. You can configure any temp profile; configuring a working profile is not mandatory.
With this Exchange recovery software, you can extract public folders data from any Exchange Server and save it to a PST file. However, if the volume of data is large, you can use the Split PST feature to make multiple PSTs of manageable size.

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Kernel for Exchange Server Recovery Prerequisites & recommendations

About SoftwareAbout Software

Version: 23.2

Release Date: Nov 2023

License Type: Corporate & Technician

System RequirementsVersion Support

MS Exchange Server: 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2000, 5.5 and 5.0

MS Outlook: Office 365, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, 2000, 98 and 97

Virtual Environments: - VMware® Server 1.0x, 2.x, VMware® Workstation v6.0x for Windows, Microsoft® Virtual PC 2007, VMware® ESX 4.0, ESXi

System RequirementsSystem Requirements

Hard Disk: 500 MB of disk space

Memory: 2 GB Minimum

Processor: Intel® Pentium Processor compatible (x86, x64) or equivalent

Operating System: Windows 365, 11, 10, 8.1, and older versions.
Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 R2, 2003

What customers say about Kernel for Exchange Server

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Kernel Exchange Recovery is a robust tool for the recovery of deleted and corrupted mailboxes from Exchange Server. I perform quick single mailbox recovery using this amazing tool and retrieve all emails data.

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