Re: mailbox restore

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From: Chasy (chasy_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:03:16 -0700

"Susan" <susan@nospam.com> wrote in news:OjOqE87gEHA.1972
@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:

> do you have "Deleted Items Retention" configured?
>
> "John Bobnick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6b0f01c483b0$02f10850$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> I have a user that permanently deleted all their messages
>> from their inbox. Is there a way to restore from backup
>> this persons mailbox. We use MS Backup to backup the
>> mailbox store. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> John
>
>

Both Susan and Martin have the right idea.

first thing to do is check the user's dumpster:
Open Outlook
Click the inbox
Go to the tools menu
Select "Recover Deleted Items"

Next up, if you're running Exchange 2003 you can restore your backup to a
Recovery Storage Group. Then use Exmerge to export and import the mail in
the user's backed up mailbox.

Lastly, set up a private domain with Exchange, restoring the MDB there and
then using Exmerge to export and import the mail back to the user's
mailbox.

Here's a link to the Exchange Recovery Guide if you need it
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=df144af6-bee5-
4b35-866a-557e25fe2ba1&displaylang=en 

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