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Resolve Error: “The Database Files in This Storage are Inconsistent”

Mark Jonathan Smith | February 24th, 2015 | general

“The database files in the storage are inconsistent” is most common and the frustrating error in Exchange. The main reason for the error is corruption in the Exchange database.

Corruption may occur due to various reasons like:

  • Virus Attack
  • Dirty Shutdown
  • Improper handling of the Exchange Database
  • Hardware failure

In that case sometimes Exchange server starts showing error “The database files in the storage are inconsistent”.

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Symptoms of the Error

While mounting the database on the Exchange server, you may encounter the following errors “The database files in the storage are inconsistent”.

Main cause of the Error

The error is encountered when the database that you wants to mount is in the inconsistent state.

Resolution of the Error

1). Restore the database from the backup: If you have updated backup, then you can easily restore the database from the updated backup.

2). In case if you don’t have updated backup, then you need to repair the corrupted database to resolve the error “The database files in the storage are inconsistent”.

Conclusion:

With the help of the steps mentioned above, you can easily repair the inconsistent exchange database. In case if you are not able to perform the recovery operation, please comment below, we will try to resolve the error as soon as possible.

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Mark Jonathan Smith

Mark Jonathan Smith is a Tech. Blogger & he wrote posts on various topics related to Exchange Server & MS Outlook issues, conversion & migration. Mark is a MCITP certified & he continues focus on Active Directory, Exchange Server & Outlook.