Overview

This article contains a few general examples of data recovery on Microsoft Windows.

Step-by-Step Guide

Full backup recovery

Conditions

• The configuration data is stored at the default location: C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
• The store directory is located in a directory on a separate disk: D:\store
• The backup directory is stored on an external disc: E:\backup

Solution

1. Go to the Kerio Connect installation directory: C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
2. Run the kmsrecover command.

• To recover from the last complete backup (the most recent full backup and all subsequent differential backup, or the most recent backup copy): kmsrecover E:\backup
• To recover from a particular backup: kmsrecover E:\backup\F20051009T220008Z.zip

  3. The kmsrecover detects the path to the store automatically in the Kerio Connect's configuration file and recovers all items.

NOTE:  If the parameter contains a space in the directory name, enclose it in quotes: kmsrecover "E:\backup 2"

Recovering a single user's mailbox

Conditions

• The configuration data is stored at the default location: C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
• The backup directory is stored on an external disc: E:\backup
• The mailbox will be saved out of the Kerio Connect's store folder in the D:\tmpdirectory.

Solution

1. Go to the Kerio Connect installation directory: C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
2. Run the kmsrecover command.

• To recover from the last complete backup (the most recent full backup and all subsequent differential backup, or the most recent backup copy): kmsrecover -d company.com -u smith -s D:\tmp E:\backup
• To recover from a particular backup: kmsrecover -d company.com -u smith -s D:\tmp E:\backup\F20051009T220008Z.zip

   3.  The kmsrecover detects the path to the store automatically in the Kerio       Connect's configuration file and recovers all items.

NOTE:  If the parameter contains a space in the directory name, enclose it in quotes: kmsrecover "E:\backup 2"

Recovering a single folder of a user

Conditions

• The configuration data is stored at the default location: C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
• The backup directory is stored on an external disc: E:\backup
• The Sent Items folder will be recovered.
• The recovery process will be monitored through the verbose mode.

Solution

1. Go to the Kerio Connect installation directory: C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
2. Run the kmsrecover command.

• To recover from the last complete backup (the most recent full backup and all subsequent differential backup, or the most recent backup copy): kmsrecover -v -d company.com -u smith -f "Sent Items" E:\backup
• To recover from a particular backup: kmsrecover -v -d company.com -u smith -f "Sent Items" E:\backup\F20051009T220008Z.zip

  3. The kmsrecover detects the path to the store automatically in the Kerio Connect's configuration file and recovers the Sent Items folder.

NOTE:  If the parameter contains a space in the directory name, enclose it in quotes: kmsrecover "E:\backup 2"

Recovering public folders of a particular domain

Conditions

• The configuration data is stored at the default location: C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
• The backup directory is stored on an external disc: E:\backup
• The original public folders will also be kept.

Solution

1. Go to the Kerio Connect installation directory. C:\Program Files\Kerio\MailServer
2. Run the kmsrecover command: kmsrecover -b -d company -m public E:\backup
3. The kmsrecover detects the path to the store automatically in the Kerio Connect's configuration file and recovers the public folders.

NOTE:  If the parameter contains a space in the directory name, enclose it in quotes: kmsrecover "E:\backup 2"

Related Articles:

Data Recovery on Linux

Data Recovery on Mac OS X