Use ExMerge
Perform the following procedure to extract Exchange mailboxes from the EDB files by using the ExMerge utility.
From the Microsoft support page, download the ExMerge utility.
Launch ExMerge.exe on your machine locally.
On the ExMerge.exe wizard, click on Next.
Select the Extract or Import (Two Step Procedure) option, and click on Next.
Select Step 1: Extract data from an Exchange Server Mailbox and click on Next.
In the Microsoft Exchange Server Name field, type the name of the Microsoft Exchange server from which you want to extract Exchange mailbox data from EDB.
From the Available Databases drop-down menu, select the database from which you want to extract the data and click on Next.
Select the mailboxes you want to operate on.
In the Folder Name field, click Change Folder to browse to the location where you want to save the PST file.
Click Next.
After the Process Status window displays the Operating completed successfully message, click Finish.
The ExMerge tool is an excellent free option to extract Exchange mailboxes from EDB. However, it is not always a feasible choice owing to the following limitations:
To run this utility, Exchange server 2003 must be installed on the system, along with administrative tools.
It supports EDB to PST only on Exchange versions: 5.5, 2000, and 2003.
The supported OS includes Windows Server 2003, XP, and Windows 2000 SP3. This utility does not work smoothly with Exchange server 2007.
A mailbox of size 2 GB or less can only be exported to PST or to another server.
For large-sized EDB files, the software takes around 45 minutes which means the process is time-consuming.
Only private Information Stores can be exported from EDB to PST with the ExMerge tool.
Thus, you’d need to have a very specific set of eligibility criteria if you wish to use the ExMerge tool to export EDB to PST.
Regards,
Peter