There could be many reasons why you need to restore a database. Let’s look at some common reasons. The server has been re-installed, after failure. The database gets corrupted or is not mounting.

A litte backstory: We use Quest's MailArchive and the process failed for some time so the mailbox used for Archiving ballooned to about 78GB according to get-mailboxstatistics. We started the process, ...

Despite what your users might think, you're not limiting the size of their mailboxes as a form of punishment. Most users want to be able to keep all their e-mail messages indefinitely. On the other ...

Moving Exchange mailboxes from one database to another is sometimes required to reduce the size of database, for migration, and other purposes. To move the mailboxes to another database, you can use ...

Synopsis: I have an Exchange 2003 database file, but the server that uses it is dead. How do I get another Exchange server to mount that file as a mailbox store?<BR><BR>Detail: We have two Exchange ...

An Exchange Server database plays a pivotal role in smooth functioning of the business as it stores critical data, such as user mailboxes, archives, public folders, etc. However, sometimes, due to ...