Best Ways to Recover Exchange Server Mailboxes

The user can recover Exchange Server Mailboxes using a manual method and by the help of a professional third party tool. Here in this blog, we will tell you two best way to recover Exchange Server Mailboxes. Firstly a manual method and secondly with the help of a professional third party tool.

Manual way to recover Exchange Server Mailboxes

The user can restore the Exchange Server mailbox using the manual method (Connect a mailbox option) in Exchange Admin Centre. In this method, the user has to connect the deleted mailbox to an existing user account (previously not associated with any other mailbox) or to a new user account. Follow the steps given below

1. Go to Recipients, then choose Mailboxes in EAC and click More.
2. Now, make a click on Connect a mailbox option.
3. Here, the list of the disconnected mailboxes will show, click on the mailbox that you want to restore and then click Connect.
4. Click on Yes to continue the action.
5. When the list of user accounts is displayed, select the one that you want to recover.
6. At last, make a click on Ok.

These are the steps of the manual method to recover the Exchange server Mailbox. The manual method is lengthy and has a risk of data loss. This method is not for beginners and user who has numerous mailboxes to recover. The manual method has some drawbacks as well as chances of human error.

One who wants to recover the Exchange Server mailbox in a hassle-free manner should use Shoviv Exchange Recovery Manager.

Shoviv Exchange Recovery Manager

Shoviv Exchange Recovery Manager is like a picture-perfect tool for every Exchange user. It keeps a handy and straightforward GUI. The software allows every user (Non-technical and beginners) to recover and restore corrupted and deleted files in a few simple steps. This software has many features:

1. It facilitates users with multiple popular file formats to save the recovered OST file. Users can choose according to their requirements.
2. It allows users to split the over-sized resultant PST files into multiple PST files. It can automatically split the oversized OST file after choosing a specific file size.
3. This software can recover and restore hardly deleted OST files in a hassle-free manner.
4. This software efficiently keeps the data integrity and maintains the folder hierarchy.

Steps to convert OST to PST using Shoviv Exchange Recovery Manager:

• Install and open the Shoviv Exchange Recovery Manager.
• Now Click on the Add Source button.
• The next window will open; choose the Exchange Server Mailboxes option.
• Fill the asked credentials User name, Domain name, and Password and make a click on the Next button.
• Now select the mailboxes that you want to export. Now click on Finish.
• Now click on the Export Mailboxes then click on the Export in the Outlook PST option.
• Check/uncheck Subfolder and Custom folder Selection, select as required, and click on the Next button.
• Now the filter option will open based on Process Message Class and Process Item Date. Then Click Next.
• Enter the target location. Choose Export in Existing PST and Export and Create New PST Files Options. Choose according to your need.
• A split PST file option is given. Use according to your requirements and then click on Next.
• The process of exportation will start, and after the process gets finished, the status report will pop up. Now click on the Finish button.

Wrapping Up:

To save money, you can use the manual method. To save the date and time, choose the Shoviv Exchange Recovery Manager. This software is worth your money. At last, it depends on what you choose.

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