We are running a stand-alone instance of Exchange 2007 without replication of any kind. We do have nightly backups. A user deleted a public folder, and I need to restore that from one of our full database backups (I have the .edb file).
I have tried creating another storage group, but when I try to create another public folder database, I get an error stating there can only be one public folder database. I also tried using the Recovery Storage Group, but learned that is only usable for mailbox restores. My next thought was to spin up a new Exchange VM and somehow copy it over from there, but I'm not sure if that's best…or how exactly to do it.
What are my best options?
Best Answer
Are you still within the deleted item retention period for the folder? If so you should be able to restore it without having to resort to your backups.
Right-Click the parent of the folder that has been delete and select "Recover Deleted Items", find the deleted folder and hit the "Recover Selected Items" button.
There are more details instructions on Microsoft Technet