Opening EDB File Manually

If Veeam Backup Free Edition fails to locate the Microsoft Exchange database on the restored VM for some reason, you can restore it with file-level restore and open it manually.

1. Perform VM guest OS files restore for the virtualized Microsoft Exchange server. For more information, see Restoring VM Guest OS Files (Microsoft Windows).
2. In the Veeam Backup browser, locate the EDB file and double-click it or select the EDB file and click Application Items > Exchange Items on the ribbon.
3. Veeam Backup Free Edition will open the selected database in Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange. After that, you can browse the database and restore items you need.

Detailed information about Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange is provided in the Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange help. To open the help, do one of the following:

• Open Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange and press [F1].

• Select Help > Help or Online Help from the main menu of Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange.