How it Works

Steps By Step Guide to Know How to Open & Read Unmounted Exchange EDB Files

For obtaining perfect results out of tool, it is necessary to operate it in right manner. Therefore, in this section we will illustrate you how to use the tool with working steps and screen shots so that precise results can observed at end.

STEP 1: Launch the Tool

After installing the software Run it in your system by going to Start » All Programs » Exchange EDB Viewer Software. The welcome screen looks like this:

STEP 2: Add EDB File

Now click on 'Add File' option provided in menu bar of tool to add EDB files to software.

STEP 3. Browse EDB File

In the next step browse for the EDB file and STM file separately into software wizard and choose the appropriate scanning mode.

Quick Scan: Use this mode to quickly scan EDB files and take a preview. But this option does not work when EDB files are corrupted.
Advance Scan: Advance scanning mode is used to scan corrupt EDB files.

STEP 4: Quick and Advance scan

Select 'Add File' option and proceed with the scanning process of EDB files as shown in image below.

STEP 5: Scanning completed

Software will prompt the alert message stating that scanning of file completed successfully, click on 'Ok'.

STEP 6: Index the searched items

In the next step, software will ask you whether you want to index (search) items found in scanning process. Click on 'Yes' if you want to index, this might take few seconds to proceed.

STEP 7: Preview items via different views

In this step, users can take a preview of all EDB file items like emails, contacts, calendars, tasks and journals etc in multiple views.

Normal Mail View: Use this view to take a view of email body
Hex View: To view the hex code of particular email
Properties View: To see the attribute of message
Message Header View: To view the header of the email
MIME View: For forensic use only
HTML View: To view the coded language of email
RTF View: To view the formatting of an email
Attachments View: To view the embedded attachment of the email

You can also switch the view mode of the emails i.e. Horizontal View and Vertical views are available.

STEP 8: Properties View

Users can click on any of the view to check the respective properties of emails, just like this is the Properties view of message shown in below image:

STEP 9: Search desired items

Software has unique 'Search' feature that help you to search emails by specific keywords or terms.Click on 'Search' option provided into menu bar of software and type the keyword for mail you want to search. 'Add Criteria' option is provided for users to perform filter email search by selecting BCC, CC, Modification date and sent date wise etc as per needs.

STEP 10: Partial and Exact match

Once the search process gets completed, software will enlist all related items to users matching to the exact keyword which is typed by user. Software will highlight the items matching the keyword for referring process.

STEP 11: Click on Export

In the last step if users wish to export EDB file mails to PDF file format then upgrade to Pro version of tool. Then click on 'Export' option provided in the menu bar of software to export all emails to PDF format, else users can select the necessary files to export as PDF by checking or unchecking the files from software.

STEP 12: Apply Mail Filter

Clicking on 'Export' option will display Export options to users, under which users can select the items to export as PDF. Users can also apply mail filtersand select the naming convention as per needs. Provide the desired destination location to save the exported data and click on 'Export'.

STEP 13: Click OK to Finish

The software will alert users with message stating Export process is completed, click on 'Ok' to proceed.