Exchange Database File(EDB) known as Priv.edb is a rich-text Exchange Server that stores message headers, message text and standard attachments. It is used to store and manage all of the Exchange Server items including MAPI messages, HTTP or SMTP messages.
This is the most important file of Microsoft Exchange Server. Sometimes, this file may get damaged due to dirty shutdown, database inconsistency, virus attack and many other reasons. Nevertheless the cause of Priv.edb corruption, the ultimate results are very drastic and may put you out of the business.
Though Priv.edb corruption is problematic for Exchange Server users, but it is not as much catastrophic as you think. You can execute
EDB repair using third party applications, like
Stellar Phoenix Mailbox Exchange Recovery, in all cases of corruption.
This
EDB repair software is extremely easy to use and powerful enough to do systematic scan of entire database through powerful scanning algorithms. All of the Exchange Server database objects are restorable using this comprehensive EDB repair software.