Hi, We lost our exchange 2007 sp2 server, luckly we heve mailbox edb files and public folder edb files. We re-mount the existing edb files due to the following article, and it worked. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998340(EXCHG.80).aspx But how could I restore public folder ddatabase? [PS] C:\Windows\System32>Get-PublicFolder Get-PublicFolder : There is no existing PublicFolder that matches the following Identity: '\'. Please make sure that you specified the correct PublicFolder Id entity and that you have the necessary permissions to view PublicFolder. At line:1 char:16 + Get-PublicFolder <<<< [PS] C:\Windows\System32>get-publicfolderstatistics | more Name ItemCount LastAccessTime ---- --------- -------------- 01_05 1 10.01.2012 15:02:01 01_Ocak 0 10.01.2012 15:02:01 03_08 1 10.01.2012 15:02:01 05_22 1 10.01.2012 15:02:01 05_Mays 0 10.01.2012 15:02:01 05_Mays 0 10.01.2012 15:02:01 06_30 1 10.01.2012 15:02:01 06_Haziran 0 10.01.2012 15:02:01 07_02 2 10.01.2012 15:02:01 07_Temmuz 0 10.01.2012 15:02:01 08_04 2 10.01.2012 15:02:01 08_12 1 10.01.2012 15:02:01 08_Austos 0 10.01.2012 15:02:01 08_Austos 0 10.01.2012 15:02:01 Need instruction to re enable publicfolders from .edb file, thanks. -okan

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Hi again, I will try the program, beside the third party programs there is any thing to do? I want to know how to restore exchange 2007 public folder from edb file? thnx

If Data is gone there is no away of getting the data . (Microsoft Tools) If you got to Recover deleted PF folders You can Try using PFDAVADMIN tool. Tool is publicly Available. If you feel data is corrupted Try Running a repair on the PF database. Open Cmd prompt - Browse .to the Bin Directory (installation location "bin folder") eseutil /p "Path of the Database" Disclaimer ** you might lose data from the PF database . Take a Backup of the Existing edb file and run a repair on it. Last option - Restore from backup

Hi Okan, To restore from edb files, we need to build a DR server. Export and then import the content.

I would suggest you build a DR server and restore database to this DR server. Here are the steps: 1. Build another Exchange Server 2007 in ANOTHER ORG as a DR server. 2. Dismount Public Folder Database on this DR server. 3. Go to Public Folder Database folder (.EDB file location folder), record the name of the Public Folder Database name, then go ahead to delete the Public Folder Database .EDB file. 4. Make sure “This database can be overwritten by a restore” option is checked. You can find this option by right clicking Public Folder Database and choose Properties. 4. Restore Public Folder database from backup to this DR server. 5. Cut and paste the backup .EDB file to the Public Folder Database folder. 6. Rename the backup .EDB file to the name you recorded in step3. 7. Mount this Public Folder database. After that, we can use Outlook client to connect to this restored Public Folder database and export the Public Folders you need. Then, import these exported Public Folders to the production environment. Fiona Liao TechNet Community Support

Hi, Its been a while, but I have rescued the publicfolder database from .edb files, The files were clean shutdown state, I mounted edb file to new server under new storage group it didn't work, but when I mu-ount it under default storege group it worked. thanks. -okan.