EDB to PST Conversion Tool

Need and Process for Converting EDB to PST

An EDB file can get corrupt or damaged due to varied reasons such as improper server shutdown, virus contamination, physical damage of storage media etc. At a time like this, when Exchange Server database gets corrupt, user is unable to access his emails, calendar, contacts etc from MS Outlook. This further adds to the problems as the communication channel is at halt and this might result in delay of projects set on deadlines, hence the most important question for administrators here is how they can restart communication as early as possible.

You can use Kernel for Exchange Server that will convert EDB to PST file format(Unlike ExMerge or Import-Mailbox utilities, it does not need a running exchange server). Owing to this feature of Kernel for Exchange Server, a user can easily repair the corrupt, damaged or inaccessible data and save the EDB file to PST format, so that you can access the information directly with MS Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003, XP, 2000 or 97.

When you launch Kernel for Exchange Server, the software asks you to provide the link to EDB database file:

Kernel for Exchange Server recovery offers its users, three robust recovery modes namely- Automatic Analyze and Recover Mode, Advance Mode and Rebuild corrupted database mode.

1. Select Automatic Analyze and Recover mode which is the fastest mode and helps you extract user mailbox from corrupt EDB database. This mode helps you save the recovered data in .PST file format.
2. Select Advance Scan to extract mailbox data from severely corrupt EDB database and save the recovered data in PST file format. Use this mode, when the previous mode fails to recover the user mailbox data.
3. Select Rebuild Corrupt Database This mode does not convert edb to pst file, it rebuilds the corrupted EDB database to new working Exchange EDB Database. This way you simply need to mount the database to Restore the Exchange Server and reestablish the communication in the organization.

After you select any of the first two methods for recovery, the software will display the user mailboxes in tree-like structure. Click on any of the user mailbox and its folder to preview of its data:

Simply select the mailboxes that you wish to export to pst and select the location on file system where you want to save the user mailboxes in .PST format. You can optimize the recovery process by configuring various settings:

After the database is successfully repaired, you can check the repaired database by executing Verify.bat file from the destination folder.

Kernel for Exchange Server is the ideal tool for recovery of EDB databases and to convert them to .PST files, which can be accessed in MS Outlook or can be imported in exchange server using ExMerge or Import-MailBox utilities. For checking the features and functionality of EDB to PST, you can download the free to evaluate version of the software and get a fair idea of its working.