Hi I have a backup tape from a few years back that contains brick level backups of various user mailboxes. I have a user, User1, who needs his mailbox restored from this tape. Back then, we were running Exchange 2000. We are now running a pure Exchange 2007 environment and the original server the user's mailbox was on has long gone. I've set up a backup server and cataloged the tape. Does anyone know how I can know restore the data to a PST or even restore individial items? Thanks in advance!

You might contact the vendor of the backup software that created the tape. Another option might be OnTrack Power Controls; you might check whether they can read your tape's format.-- Ed Crowley MVP"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems.". "Pancamo" wrote in message news:d8f8bdf9-c761-4e2b-a0e8-7da907c36036... Hi I have a backup tape from a few years back that contains brick level backups of various user mailboxes. I have a user, User1, who needs his mailbox restored from this tape. Back then, we were running Exchange 2000. We are now running a pure Exchange 2007 environment and the original server the user's mailbox was on has long gone. I've set up a backup server and cataloged the tape. Does anyone know how I can know restore the data to a PST or even restore individial items? Thanks in advance! Ed Crowley MVP "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

Hi, You need to install a new Windows Server, create a new forest, run setup/forestprep, install Exchange System Tools on the server. Then use the ESM create a new Admin Group with the original name, install Exchange 2000 server. Rename storage group and store objects to original names. Then dismount store and set overwrite check box. Peform a database restore. Next create non-mailbox enabled user, reconnect mailbox to this user. After that, please log in to the mailbox and extract the data. Thanks Allen

Hey Allen Thanks...so the fact that we had a brick level backup here as well doesn't help avoid the new forest scenario? Thank you.

Hi, If you use brick level bakcup, you should can avoid the new forest. For this scenario, please contact the owner of the software to get the help. Thanks Allen