MDBVU32 Unavailable?   

Maybe not an exchange issue, strictly speaking, but we are getting errors on 
our backups that the folder \Exchange Tools\MDBVU32 cannot be backed up.

When I try to click on that folder, I get a message that C:\Exchange 
Tools\MDBVU32 is not accessible.  The file or directory is corrupted and 
unreadable.

Question 1:  How big a deal is this?  I've never had occasion to use mdbvu32 
before, so I'm thinking I can probably get by without it in the short term. 
But what if we ever need to restore our exchnage server from backup -- is it 
going to be a problem not having this folder backed up?

Question 2:  How do I go about fixing the problem?  Can I just copy this 
folder from CD or from another installation?

Thanks

date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:08:44 -0500   author:   Holly O'Neill

Re: MDBVU32 Unavailable?   

On Thu, 8 May 2008 09:08:44 -0500, "Holly O'Neill"
 wrote:

>Maybe not an exchange issue, strictly speaking, but we are getting errors on 
>our backups that the folder \Exchange Tools\MDBVU32 cannot be backed up.
>
>When I try to click on that folder, I get a message that C:\Exchange 
>Tools\MDBVU32 is not accessible.  The file or directory is corrupted and 
>unreadable.
>
>Question 1:  How big a deal is this?  I've never had occasion to use mdbvu32 
>before, so I'm thinking I can probably get by without it in the short term. 
>But what if we ever need to restore our exchnage server from backup -- is it 
>going to be a problem not having this folder backed up?
>
>Question 2:  How do I go about fixing the problem?  Can I just copy this 
>folder from CD or from another installation?
>

Its no big deal. 
Its a utility to access mailboxes, you dont need to back it up or need
it for a restore.
Its been replaced by mfcmapi.
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=55FDFFD7-1878-4637-9808-1E21ABB3AE37&displaylang=en




>Thanks 
>

date: Thu, 08 May 2008 10:17:46 -0400   author:   Andy David {MVP}

RE: MDBVU32 Unavailable?   

MDBVU32:  Used to view or set details about a user's message storage files. 
These files are the private information store, the personal folder file (.pst 
file), and the offline folder file (.ost file). This tool browses storage, 
address book, and other MAPI providers by executing MAPI calls specified by a 
user.

I've had to use this on one occassion - but that's it.

I'd get the listing of files present in this folder by default, and 
re-expand them from the exchange server CDROM.

-- 
Chris S
MCSE, MCITP:Messaging, CISSP


"Holly O'Neill" wrote:

> Maybe not an exchange issue, strictly speaking, but we are getting errors on 
> our backups that the folder \Exchange Tools\MDBVU32 cannot be backed up.
> 
> When I try to click on that folder, I get a message that C:\Exchange 
> Tools\MDBVU32 is not accessible.  The file or directory is corrupted and 
> unreadable.
> 
> Question 1:  How big a deal is this?  I've never had occasion to use mdbvu32 
> before, so I'm thinking I can probably get by without it in the short term. 
> But what if we ever need to restore our exchnage server from backup -- is it 
> going to be a problem not having this folder backed up?
> 
> Question 2:  How do I go about fixing the problem?  Can I just copy this 
> folder from CD or from another installation?
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> 
>

date: Thu, 8 May 2008 07:22:00 -0700   author:   Christopher Smith