Step 1
Start the MS Exchange System Manager from Start > Programs > Microsoft Exchange > System Manager.

Step 2
Right-click on the ‘Public Folder’ store/‘Mailbox’ store that you need to restore and choose the ‘Dismount Store’ option.



Step 3
Right-click on the ‘Public Folder’ store/’Mailbox’ store and choose the ‘Properties’ option.

Step 4
Select the 'Database' tab from 'Properties' and then enable the option 'This database can be overwritten by a restore'. Now, click 'Apply' followed by the 'OK' button to confirm the operation.



Perform the steps 3 and 4 for all the databases that need to be restored.

Note: Once the above-mentioned steps have been performed, it is recommended to close the ‘ MS Exchange System Manager’ before initiating the restore operation.

Note that the restore operation will overwrite the existing databases on the MS Exchange Server.

We strongly recommend you to take offline backup of MS Exchange Server databases that needs to be restored, before initiating the operation.

Follow the below-given steps before initiating the MS Exchange Server 2007 Restore operations:

Step 1
Start the MS Exchange Management Console from Start > Programs > Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 > 'Exchange Management Console'.

Step 2
Right click on the 'Public Folder'/ 'Mailbox' database that you need to restore and choose the 'Dismount Database' option.



Step 3
Right-click on the ‘Public Folder’ database/’Mailbox’ database and choose the ‘Properties’ option.

Step 4
Select 'General' tab from the 'Properties' dialog and then enable the check box 'This database can be overwritten by a restore'. Now click on the 'Apply' button followed by 'OK' button to confirm the operation.



Perform the steps 3 and 4 for all the databases that need to be restored.

Note: Once the above mentioned steps have been performed, it is advisable to close the 'Exchange Management Console' before initiating the restore operation.

Note that the restore operation will overwrite the existing databases on the MS Exchange Server.

We strongly recommend that you to take an offline backup of MS Exchange Server databases that needs to be restored, before initiating operation.

IBackup Professional provides two options to restore the ‘Public Folder’ store and the ‘Mailbox’ stores (Storage Groups/Databases) to your MS Exchange Server.

Option 1:
Restore the MS Exchange Server databases backup from your ‘IBackup Professional account’ to the 'MS Exchange Server'.

Option 2:
Restore the MS Exchange Server databases backup from your ‘local computer’ to the ' MS Exchange Server.’

Option 1:

Restore the MS Exchange Server databases from your IBackup Professional account to the ' MS Exchange Server'.

Access the ‘Exchange Server Restore’ option from the main menu item: ‘Backup-Restore’> ‘Exchange Server’ > ‘Exchange Server Restore’.


Step 1
Select the Exchange Backup folder ‘IBackupProfExchBackupset’ from your IBackup Professional account.

To restore even a single Storage Group or database, you must restore the complete Exchange Backup folder named ‘IBackupProfExchBackupset’ from your IBackup Professional account.

Step 2
Select a directory on your local Computer as a destination to restore the Exchange Backup folder ‘IBackupProfExchBackupset’.

Step 3
Click on the ‘Restore’ button available on the ‘Restore Wizard Confirmation’ screen to initiate the restore operation of the Exchange Backup folder named ‘IBackupProfExchBackupset’ on your local computer.

Step 4
On restoring the Exchange Backup folder to your local computer, the following ‘Exchange Server Restore’ screen will be displayed. Here, click on the ‘Browse’ button and select the temporary location. The temporary location is used to hold the MS Exchange Server related files to run the ‘Hard Recovery.'



Select the required databases and click on the ‘Restore’ button to initiate the MS Exchange Server restore operation. The restore process (restore from ‘local Computer’ to ‘MS Exchange Server’) will take some time (depending upon your restore file size). It is best not to interrupt the operation.

On successful completion of MS Exchange Server restore, the restored databases (the ‘Public Folder’ store/'Mailbox’ store) would be automatically mounted.

Option 2

Restore the MS Exchange Server databases backup from your ‘local computer’ to the ' MS Exchange Server’.

Step 2
Click on the ‘Browse’ button to select the IBackup Professional Exchange Backup folder named ‘IBackupProfExchBackupset’ from your local computer (the location where the Exchange Server backup folder ‘IBackupProfExchBackupset’ was restored earlier from your IBackup Professional account).



Step 3
Select the temporary location by clicking on the ‘Browse’ button. The temporary location will store the
MS Exchange Server related files, which are used to run the ‘Hard Recovery’ during the restore operation.

Step 4
Now, select the required databases and click on the ‘Restore’ button to initiate the MS Exchange Server restore operation. The restore process (restore from the ‘local computer’ to the ‘MS Exchange Server’) will take some time as it depends on the size of the file to be restored). It is best not to interrupt the operation.

On successful completion of MS Exchange Server restore, the restored databases (the ‘Public Folder’ store/'Mailbox’ store) would be automatically mounted.