All Mailbox Missing...........

Hi All,

I accidently delete the Priv.edb and Priv.stm or Pub.edb
and Pub.stm files at EXCHANGE SERVER

I am using SBS2000

When I start the exchange, it can not mount the
information store, well I follow the Q261329

It can mount the Information store but all mail box
disappeared.

I can not RE-Create a mail box for user even I remove it
and re-create.....What is the problem...........???

Pls help

Calvin

Rick
Sat Aug 30 14:46:57 CDT 2003

Not sure how you "accidentally" deleted those files. Do you have a backup?
You have to go to the Exchange System Manager and drill down to the
Mailboxes under your server, right-click in there and reconnect the
mailboxes. Or run Cleanup Agent.
Good luck,

Rick in the Midwest

"Calvin" <calvin.wong@henyep.com> wrote in message
news:009301c36f14$e0eeeed0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi All,
>
> I accidently delete the Priv.edb and Priv.stm or Pub.edb
> and Pub.stm files at EXCHANGE SERVER
>
> I am using SBS2000
>
> When I start the exchange, it can not mount the
> information store, well I follow the Q261329
>
> It can mount the Information store but all mail box
> disappeared.
>
> I can not RE-Create a mail box for user even I remove it
> and re-create.....What is the problem...........???
>
> Pls help
>
> Calvin

Steve
Sat Aug 30 18:08:56 CDT 2003

Calvin wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I accidently delete the Priv.edb and Priv.stm or Pub.edb
> and Pub.stm files at EXCHANGE SERVER
>
> I am using SBS2000
>
> When I start the exchange, it can not mount the
> information store, well I follow the Q261329
>
> It can mount the Information store but all mail box
> disappeared.
>
> I can not RE-Create a mail box for user even I remove it
> and re-create.....What is the problem...........???

Since the Priv.EDB/STM files *are* the user mailboxes, deleting those
files destroyed all mailboxes.

Although Exchange would create a new empty store when you attempt to
mount it, I wouldn't expect it to automatically recreate all the
mailboxes instantaneously.

What I would expect it to do is recreate them on demand as needed. Have
you tried to access a mailbox using Outlook on a workstation?

--
Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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franzf
Mon Sep 01 12:46:13 CDT 2003

Calvin,

I agree. Either Exchange will create new empty STORE DB files, or you have
existing files in the Program Files\Exchsrvr\Mdbdata folder and you just
need to run Cleanup Agent on the Mailboxes. If some show as orphaned, then
right clich teh mailbox and "reconnect:" to a user. The users should
still have record of mailboxes in the active directory, even if Exchange
makes new database files.

326593 Disconnected Mailboxes Reconnect After the Owner Is Removed from
Active
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326593

Franz Foster
Microsoft Technical Support
franzf@online.microsoft.com
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