Recover accidentally deleted Public Folder in Exchange 2010

It is possible that you accidentally delete a public folder and want to recover it later. The article is about recovering accidentally deleted public folders from Exchange 2010. If you’re going to do the recovery manually, you can use Exchange Management Console or ExFolders.

Recover Exchange 2010 Public Folders

Option 1 – Using Exchange Management Console
Let us see the procedure to recover Exchange 2010 public folders.

Important – Start with restoring Exchange database to a different location from Exchange backup using Windows Server Backup tool.

1. Initially, open the Exchange Management Console. Go to Microsoft Exchange option, click Server Configuration and select Mailbox.
2. Select the Exchange Server name from the server list.
3. Then select the Public Folder Database name that needs to be restored.
4. Now dismount the database selecting Dismount Database from right-click menu.
5. After this, select Properties option from the right-click menu.
   
6. Select the checkbox at the bottom saying, “This database can be overwritten by a restore.” Then, click Apply.
   

Restore the Public Folder Database

To restore the Public folder database, replace the restored public folder to the dismounted location as:

1. Copy the restored Public Folder database to the location where the Exchange public folder database is restored (its location is generally in C:\Program Files\Microsoft \Exchange Server\Mailbox\).
2. Now, rename the old database as per your choice and then paste the restored Public Folder database. (Important: the pasted Public folder database name must be exactly same to the earlier present database.)
3. Open Exchange Management Console again and then select the option Remount to remount the database once again.

Option 2 – Using ExFolders in Exchange 2010 for recovery
ExFolders has the advantage that it does not require any database backups for recovery. Now, let us see how it helps in recovering an accidentally deleted public folder database.

1. Download ExFolders tool for Exchange Server 2010.
   For Exchange Server SP1 and later, download using this link: h https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Exchange-2010-SP1-ExFolders-e6bfd405
   For Exchange Server 2010, download using this link:http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Exchange-2010-RTM-ExFolders-c76c3649
2. Now run ExFolders from Exchange 2010 (you must store ExFolders.exe in the Exchange bin folder).
3. Open ExFolders application. From File menu, click Connect. In the Connect page, select Public Folders option and then click Global catalog.
   
4. Now in Public Folder tree, go to the top-level folder. Right-click on it and select Show deleted subfolders option. Doing this will make deleted folder (in Red characters) to appear.
   
5. Click the Folder that reappear in Red and click Recover Folder option. Within a few seconds, you can access your deleted Public Folder in your Outlook.

Thus, using ExFolders tool, you have recovered your mistakenly deleted Public folders in Exchange 2010.

An easier option for Exchange 2010 public folder recovery
Exchange 2010 public folder recovery is easier with a professional tool. So, you can try Kernel for Exchange Server. This recovery tool offers complete Exchange recovery of Exchange public folders. The users just need the EDB file of the Exchange Server and the Exchange environment to which it is to be exported. It makes EDB recovery a quite simple task for Exchange administrators.

Summary
In Exchange 2010, public folder recovery is a complex task. However, it can be simplified with the use of professional tools like Kernel for Exchange Server.

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