Restoring a mailbox from exchange 2003 ?

Snow-Munki · 30 Oct 2006 at 13:58

Hi,

was wondering if someone could point me towards a document about restoring an user mailbox from Exchange 2003.

Recently moved from 2000 and believe it has now changed ?

Thanks

Baz · 30 Oct 2006 at 14:03

Quick google brought this up

depends if you are using third party backup software like Backup Exec as well.

Snow-Munki · 30 Oct 2006 at 14:18

thanks, just printing it out to have a read.

but yeah we do use Backup Exec.... make it more complicated ?

bitslice · 30 Oct 2006 at 14:22

did you do a "mailbox backup" (and a server backup) or just a server backup ?

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Baz · 30 Oct 2006 at 14:29

Should be easy with Backup exec, just select the mailbox, you can even force to recreate the user account in AD as well.

Snow-Munki · 30 Oct 2006 at 14:32

yeah we do a mailbox backup. Sorry to sound a bit clueless, but normally the sys admin guy does this, but he's awway for a few days.

looking at the document, methods 3 is what we did for exchange 2000 restore. Thought 2003 would handle it a bit easier, as it takes ages.

as user said that one of her folders magically dissappeared :rolleyes:

bitslice · 30 Oct 2006 at 15:20

mailbox backup, you're OK then.

I won't comment, cos I don't know 2003.

alternatively, do you have the "delayed delete" option enabled (can't remember proper name at mo')
if so, the files may be recoverable from her deleted items folder
"tools" ... ""recover deleted items"

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Snow-Munki · 30 Oct 2006 at 15:24

thanks, yeah delayed delete is on but only 7 days and she deleted the email just over that !

oh and really wierd internet is totally down, except for overclockers !! ??

bitslice · 30 Oct 2006 at 16:20

heh, we have people whose head is a week behind too

so I set mine to 30 days,
then the month end tape covers it.

there are internet sites other than overclockers ?
I must get out more...

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Snow-Munki · 30 Oct 2006 at 16:29

ughhh ok been reading up on Recovery Storage Group.

But when i right click the Servername to do a new recovery storage group, the option is not there, just Storage Group.

Any ideas ?

bitslice · 30 Oct 2006 at 16:45

Snow-Munki said:
oh and really wierd internet is totally down, except for overclockers !! ??

actually, now that you mention it, it's chugging here too...
'clockers, bbc etc fine
rest of the world - nada

odd...
(sorry, I'm munging your help thread with trivia)

Snow-Munki · 30 Oct 2006 at 17:01

munging ?

never heard that before....

bitslice · 30 Oct 2006 at 17:12

OK, I'm using the word in the wrong way, but I just like the word

origin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_munging