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Merge Exchange EDB Files – Perfect Solution

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Published By Siddharth Tehri
Aswin Vijayan
Approved By Aswin Vijayan
Published On September 23rd, 2019
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EDB file is an Exchange database file, which is designed on single client-server architecture. These files contain rich text data that is stored on Exchange Server. It uses Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) in order to access files stored in .edb format. However, .edb file format includes data items like email, message, folders, and attachments. But, there are situations like corruption that let users extract PST from EDB or combine two Exchange mailboxes. Now, the most obvious question is how it can be done or how to Merge Exchange EDB file in order to access them easily and quickly.

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Merge Exchange to Outlook

Need to Extract Exchange EDB File

There are many common issues that make users to either extract Exchange mailboxes from EDB to PST or merge 2 mailboxes to handle them in a better way.

  • There is no Import facility from an .EDB file.
  • Damaged EDB headers.
  • Dirty shutdown state of Exchange.
  • The system could not able to find the path satisfied.
  • Entire data stored on Exchange Server become inaccessible.
  • Because of regular storage the size of EDB file keeps increasing which leads to file corruption.
  • Exchange Server Failure.
  • Installation of malicious Software etc.

Corruption Occurs in Exchange EDB file Information store

As we all know the EDB database is made up of two main files Pub.edb and Priv.edb. These two files stored in the heart of Exchange Server i.e Information store. When corruption occurs in information store, you may have to face the following causes:

  1. Information store fails to start.
  2. Information store does not respond when the usage of CPU is 100%
  3. Clients are not able to send or receive emails and the problem still, continues after stopping and restarting the Information Store.

Note-> Now, it has been clear that why users are looking for some solution like merge Exchange EDB file, and how to export EDB to PST. After knowing the causes of EDB file, its time to extract mailboxes from Exchange EDB to PST and access it. If you are looking for an instant solution, try a third-party tool to export Exchange EDB file easily. The coming section of the post will discuss how you can merge EDB file with another file.

How to Merge EDB file to PST ?

A user can extract EDB to PST with the help of a third-party tool. It is quite easy instead of exporting it manually or by any other method.

Steps to Combine EDB file to PST

1. Launch the software “EDB to PST Converter” and go to Add file, then click Browse button to browse the EDB file.

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2. Now select the EDB file you want to Merge into PST, then click Open to Add the file to the software.

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3. Here the software will start scanning the EDB file, As scanning process completes, click ok.

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4. Now go to Export, select the folder you want to export, then select the destination location by clicking on browse, at last, click Export.

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5. Save the exported data report generate after the export process completes.

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6. Verify the outcome, Go to outlook, click Open and then click Outlook data file and preview the Opened PST file.

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Note:- In case EDB files are corrupted or deleted by mistake, one can easily repair and extract them with the help of recovery tool.

EDB to PST Converter

User Queries

Can I combine multiple Exchange calendars with the help of this tool?

Yes, you can effectively combine Exchange EDB calendars and export its data to another file format also.

Is it the perfect tool to merge Exchange user mailbox?

Yes, this is the ultimate tool for merging Exchange EDB files and effectively retrieve EDB files to PST.

Can I extract EDB contacts to PST by using this tool?

Yes, one can easily extract all Exchange contacts and move them to PST of Outlook.

Is this tool be able to split large file into smaller parts?

Yes, the tool will split PST file by size into smaller parts during the conversion process.

Conclusion

This blog is aimed to help users to know how to extract PST from Exchange EDB files in the situation where Exchange mailboxes become inaccessible due to various network issues. The reasons for corruption and a third-party tool to combine Exchange to Outlook is also discussed.