Error "Dirty Shutdown" when restoring Exchange EDB content ¶

Depending on the state of the last Exchange Server backup job, you may need to merge log files into the EDB file before it can be accessed. You can do this with the eseutil program included in Exchange Server.

For example, if the database was restored to D:\restore-edb:

• Check EDB file state: eseutil /MH "D:\restore-edb\File\Mailbox.edb"
• Apply log files: eseutil /R E00 /D "D:\restore-edb\File" /D "D:\restore-edb\Logs" /S "D:\restore-edb\Logs"

For more information, see this Microsoft article.