hi al i rode some where that its poissbale to get pst file from a recovery storage group database direclty if i have a 32 bit machine having outlook client + exchnage management tools installed can you guide me on how to do it? thanks for your help

This will explain what you need to do, and yes you can install ESM on workstation with proper permissions and restore from it. http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange_Server_2003_Mailbox_Recovery.htmlMVP Exchange Server

thanks for the reply , actually i am speaking about exchnage 2007 can you help please?

Hi Mado81, Do you want to use Export-Mailbox to export mails to pst file from a RSG? If yes, you cannot export data to a .pst file from a mailbox that is in a recovery storage group (RSG). More information: How to Export Mailbox Data http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266964(EXCHG.80).aspxFrank Wang

You can not export data from RSG ...