When you choose to select Offline EDB to PST conversion, the tool will ask you to specify a path to the EDB file along with specifying what version of Exchange the EDB file was created in.Īt the time of writing this review, Stellar Phoenix EDB to PST Converter does not currently support Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 or 2013 SP1 mailbox database files. This is very handy for companies who want to restore select emails from an offline EDB backup file without restoring the entire EDB file back into an Exchange environment such as a Recovery Storage Group (RSG). This granular selection provided by the application provides administrators with more flexibility when managing their online exports.Ĭonvert Offline EDB to PST option allows administrators to extract PST files from an EDB file without the presence of an Exchange server. Stellar Phoenix EDB to PST Converter allows you to select individual folders or messages from an Exchange Mailbox and export only a subset of data which is relevant to PST.
This being said, these tools provided by Microsoft only allow you to export entire mailboxes to PST. Exchange Management Shell has a Export-Mailbox or New-Mailbo圎xportRequest depending on what version of Exchange your currently running. Exchange 2007, 20 has the ability to export all mailboxes to PST files using PowerShell. For Example, Exchange 5.5, 20 has a tool named ExMerge which has the ability to export all mailboxes to separate PST files for all users in an Exchange organisation. Microsoft has already shipped tools with all versions of Exchange to mass export user mailboxes to PST from online mailboxes. The Online EDB to PST conversion option is a nice to have option due to the user friendly nature of the application however it is not something I would recommend to companies as a reason to purchase the Stellar Phoenix EDB to PST Converter application. To perform the export the credentials specified must also have access to all user mailboxes across the Exchange organisation. This option requires you to specify the connection details of your Exchange server along with credentials for a user account which has administrative access to export mailboxes. Once the required permissions are granted, a user can proceed to convert the EDB file to PST.The convert online EDB to PST option allows administrators to connect to a live Exchange environment and export mailboxes to PST while users are working. A list of the available mailboxes will appear and the user can add Admin Rights to the desired mailboxes. Just provide the 'Domain Name', 'User Name' and 'Password'. Stellar Phoenix Server Console.exe provides 'Full Mailbox Permission' for the available mailboxes. In order to convert EDB to PST in the online mode, the user needs to have 'Full Mailbox Permission' for the designated mailboxes.įor Exchange 20 users, there is no need to manually grant Admin Rights and Permissions for accessing user mailboxes. Stellar Converter for EDB allows the user to perform online EDB to PST Conversion on the running Exchange without affecting the other users who are currently logged onto the server. To keep a backup of vital data or for accessibility in times when a connection with MS Exchange Server is not available, EDB file data needs to be converted into an Outlook importable PST file. Online EDB to PST Conversion is required when one or more user mailboxes are required to be extracted from the running Exchange Server as a PST file without bringing down Exchange.