How to Repair Exchange Database

Repair Exchange Database with ESEUTIL

Microsoft Exchange Server includes two utilities (Eseutil and Isinteg) that will help you to repair Exchange Server Database. The Exchange Server Database Utilities (Eseutil.exe) is can be used to verify, modify, and repair an Exchange database file.

Here is the step by step procedure that you can follow to repair Exchange Server Database with ESEUTIL utility. Note:

1. Make a copy of the database files(s) before you repair them.
2. Verify that you have sufficient disk space to do the repair.
3. The streaming database (.stm file) must be in the same folder as the MAPI database (.edb file). 

Step 1: Run Eseutil in /P (repair) mode.

Problems Arises while running Eseutil /P command 

Eseutil/P command repairs a corrupt offline database by skipping any pages that cannot be fixed. You may encounter two problem while running Eseutil/P command:

1. Database and streaming files don't match: Sometimes due to hard crash of the Exchange Server causes Database and Streaming file mismatch or out of sync (streaming file is out of date with database file). This files mismatch can be checked at the beginning and gives users a chance to choose a correct .stm file You can ignore the mismatch by using this command  ESEUTIL /P priv1.edb /I
2. (.stm) Streaming file is missing: You can repair exchange database even if the streaming file is missing or corrupted but there will data loss. In case MAPI configured clients the data loss will be negligible but for POP3 or IMAP4 protocol configured client recovery the data loss will be so much high. You can create a new streaming file using the following command  ESEUTIL /P PRIV1.EDB /CREATESTM

Step 2: Defragment the Exchange Database

Note: For defragmenting the Exchange Database, you need space equivalent to 110% the size of the database.

Run the following command to defrag the exchange server database

Eseutil in /D (defragment) mode.

Above command defragments the database offline but leaves the new, defragmented database in the temporary location with or without overwriting the original database.

Step 3: Clear Transaction Log

Now, your database is restored. You need to move or take a backup of all the transaction logs for your database.

Step 4: Run Integrity Check

Now run the Isinteg in -fix -test -alltests mode.

isinteg -s ServerName -test -alltests

Step 5: Remount

Finally, remount the store using ESM to complete the process.

Repair Exchange Database Without log files- An Alternative Approach

You can recover or repair exchange database without log files by using ESEutil command with /p mode. Using this command database can be brought to consistent state from inconsistent state. But there is problem of data loss (due to corrupt pages, broken links and other issues) while recovering exchange database file using this approach. So it is recommended to use third party tools like Exchange Recovery software which provide easy interface and simplifies the complicated process of exchange recovery.

  

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How to Import old PST File Structure into New PST

In this post we are going to see the process of how to import old pst file into outlook 2007. The steps are similar to all the versions of Outlook. By using this simple guide you can import old pst file into outlook 2007, 2010 or even latest version of Outlook 2013. When you migrate from old Outlook version to a new one then it is sometime required to import old PST structure into New PST. In order to import old PST you need to follow some simple steps. This technique of importing old PST files to new PST does not require any third party tools at all. All you need to do is to follow below mentioned steps:

Step By Step Process to import old PST File structure to New PST

Step1: Open Outlook and click on File>>Import and Export

Step 2: Now a pop-up windows [Import and Export Wizard] appears. Select Import file from program or file and click Next button.

Step 3: Now select the type of file to import. In this case select the Personal Folder File (PST) and click Next.

  Step 4: Now you three options 

1. Replace Duplicate with items imported [This will remove all the duplicate items during import process].
2. Allow Duplicate to be created.
3. Do not import Duplicate.

You can choose these options accordingly. By default option 1 is set. Click on Browser button to locate the PST file in your system, Pen drive or any other external media and click open button. Now click on Next button to start the process of import PST. 

Step 5: You can choose folders to import from PST. Also there is an option to include subfolders.

You can also use Filters to filter out unwanted emails from being import and select only particular on based on subject, To, From etc.

Step 6: Click on Finish Button and you will get same old PST file structure into new PST. This is the easiest method to import old PST file which works on every version of MS Outlook.

Error While importing PST Files

You might get error like "This personal folder file (.pst) is already in use in the current profile." which is because you are trying to import file which is already present in your current profile. 

You can get rid of this PST error either by changing your current profile or by choosing the suitable file to import which is not present in current profile. 

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How to Send an email at a particular time in MS Outlook

Sometime it is required to send an important email at very particular time and you don't have time for composing the email. Consider a scenario where you want to wish a Happy Birthday to your friend at just 12:00 am then you can use Outlook email Scheduler which allows you to compose an email and send it later on a particular time and date.

Step By Step Guide to Send an email at a particular Time and Date  

Step 1: Open Outlook and Compose a New Mail but don't hit the send button.

Step 2: click on Options on and Double Click on Delay Delivery Button

 

Step 3: A pop Windows appears like shown below. You need to select date and time from the drop down selector and click close button.

Step 4: Now click on Send button to save the message for later delivery. 

You can check this trick really working or not by sending a test mail to yourself choosing a time accordingly. This option is applicable to all the outlook version including the latest MS Outlook 2013.

Also there are options you can choose like Expires after which allows you to set a time after that particular email expires and no more available. 

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How to Troubleshoot "MS Outlook Crashes on Startup" issue?

MS Outlook has now becomes a premier e-mail client used by many organization to communicate with their employees and maintain records of meetings, tasks, e- mails and much more. As it is very helpful e-mail client for all it should be maintained and updated regularly by installing various add-ins. But sometimes these add-ins are not comes from trusted source that will lead to abrupt or unexpected crashing of Outlook when you tries to open it.

This issue of crashing Outlook may be also due to some other reasons listed below

• Inappropriate closing of Outlook data files
• Forcefully shutting down the system without closing applications related to outlook
• Unexpected power cuts while using Outlook if your system doesn’t have power backup
• Some faulty updates or errors associated with add-ins installed in Outlook may cause unexpected exit of Outlook.  

Now in this post we’ll discuss how to troubleshoot the issue of “Outlook crashes when you start it” 

Follow the steps given below to resolve such issue:

• Try to open Outlook in safe mode. For opening Ms Outlook in safe mode enter ‘outlook /safe’ in windows Run option  [Note: Before opening outlook in safe mode close outlook from the current mode]

• Now if your outlook opens in safe mode properly without showing error then the problem might be due to add-ins installed in outlook. 
• Disable the add-ins from Ms Outlook  

Step 1: Click on Tools menu and select Trust Center

 

Step 2: Then click on Add-ins and Select COM Add-ins in manage drop down list then click GO

Step 3: Uncheck all Add-ins, and then click OK

Step 4: Now try to open Outlook by checking add-ins one by one until issue occurs.

Step 5: You will then get to know which add-in causing error and then remove it.

 

 

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