Exchange mailbox restore
Exchange mailbox restore!
Exchange mailbox restore is the process of recovering a deleted or corrupted mailbox in Microsoft Exchange Server. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you restore a mailbox:
Prerequisites:
- You have administrative access to the Exchange Server.
- You have a backup of the mailbox data (e.g., using Exchange's built-in backup feature or a third-party backup solution).
Steps to restore a mailbox:
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Identify the mailbox to restore: Determine which mailbox needs to be restored and note its mailbox ID or email address.
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Check the mailbox database: Verify that the mailbox database is healthy and not corrupted. You can do this by running the Exchange Management Shell command
Get-MailboxDatabase -Status
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Restore the mailbox from backup: Use the Exchange Management Shell command
New-MailboxRestoreRequest
to restore the mailbox from a backup. For example:New-MailboxRestoreRequest -Mailbox <MailboxID> -SourceMailbox <SourceMailboxID> -TargetMailbox <TargetMailboxID> -SourceDatabase <SourceDatabaseName> -TargetDatabase <TargetDatabaseName>
Replace
<MailboxID>
,<SourceMailboxID>
,<TargetMailboxID>
,<SourceDatabaseName>
, and<TargetDatabaseName>
with the actual values. -
Monitor the restore process: Use the Exchange Management Shell command
Get-MailboxRestoreRequest
to monitor the restore process. You can also use the Exchange Admin Center to monitor the restore process. -
Verify the restore: Once the restore is complete, verify that the mailbox has been successfully restored by checking the mailbox's contents and ensuring that all data has been recovered.
Additional tips:
- Make sure you have a recent backup of the mailbox data to ensure that you can restore the mailbox to a point in time before the data was lost or corrupted.
- If the mailbox is corrupted, you may need to use the Exchange Management Shell command
Isinteg -s <DatabaseName>
to run the integrity check on the mailbox database. - If you're restoring a mailbox from a backup, make sure the backup is from a point in time before the mailbox was deleted or corrupted.