Convert EDB to PST using the ExMerge utility in Exchange Server

What is Exchange Server?

Exchange Server is a mail server which contains all of Exchange database emails, contacts, calendar items, journal etc of exchange account users in a file extension called EDB. Sometimes the user needs to export that data from Exchange EDB to the PST file to access in MS Outlook. There could be many reasons to export that in the PST file. And after making the conversion the users can access their Exchange server account data on their desktop/laptops through MS Outlook. There are multiple methods are available to convert the EDB file to PST. Microsoft also provides an ExMerge Utility to freely Export all Exchange database to Outlook. For More Info Read this article tills the end.

Introduction to ExMerge utility:-

The ExMerge.exe Utility officially provides by the brand Microsoft to extracts the database from each mailbox of the Exchange server and then it merges the extracted database into another Exchange Server account. Additionally, this utility is able to easily export the Exchange data into a working PST file. It is the best free method to easily get out from any corruption error of Exchange Server.

How to utilize Exmerge.Exe Tool for converting EDB to PST?

To manually convert the Exchange EDB file to Outlook PST file format by this ExMerge Tool just follow these given steps:-

1. Start the Microsoft ExMerge Utility and sign in to Exchange server account to get the Exchange administrative rights.
2. It will show you this type of interface with these following options:-
   • Extract and Import (One Step Procedure)
   • Extract or Import (Two Step Procedure)
   
3. Choose Extract or Import (Two Step Procedure) and simply hit on the “Next” button.
4. After that, you will get this window

5. Next, select the option ‘Extract data from an Exchange server mailbox’ and again hit on the next button.
6. After that, a Data Selection Criteria window will open then click on the ‘Import Procedure tab’ and choose the ‘Archive Data to Target Store’ option.

7. In Message Details tab enter the required details and then select the mailbox items which you want to import and just hit on the next button.
8. Now the Target directory window will display by this tool, and browse the location and select the folder where you want to save the Mailbox items of the exchange server.

9. Click on the Next and then start the migration of Exchange Server mailbox items.
10. After completing this process click on the “Finish” button.

Restrictions which one can face with ExMerge.exe tool:-

• ExMerge had some restrictions and barriers. It only can import the mailbox with a maximum size up to 1.96 GB.
• It supports MS Exchange 2003 and 2007 so this is not compatible with all other versions of Exchange Server to perform Migration.
• It is a time taking the process to migrate your entire important Exchange database.

Conclusion

ExMerge.exe is a great tool to freely extract the mailboxes of your Exchange account, but in the online market, multiple third-party tools are also available to perform the recovery and conversion of Exchange Database. You can easily try one of them and here I would prefer to recommend you try this eSoftTools EDB to PST Converter Software. This Tool has some highly advanced features to easily Export all databases from the EDB file of any version of Exchange Server including- 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2000, and more to multiple working file formats like- PST, EML, EMLX, MSG, and HTML.

For More Info, Visit Here:- Exchange EDB to PST Software