Paul, I am also getting a corrupt file error in the logs, I tried the second option that you told me about deselecting the corrupt mailboxes and then it still crashed with the following job log, the good news is it skipped all the missing/corrupt mailboxes. I have a question, once I do get a successful backup will that automatically purge all the missing mailboxes in the database???? Or is this something I have to do manually? I have not attempted Mike Dufoe's suggestion as of yet due to power outage here from Hurricane Wilma, I finally got back into the office today and will attempt to resolve this problem. Thanks for all the help, oh yea, here is that job log. Backup - \\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Adriana Souza [mcarmel]ïTop of Information StoreïSent ItemsïÂããããæããæãæããããæãããæãããæããããæãæãæææãæææããããããããææããæããæææãããããããããæããããMarlins Tickets" is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Dave Ward [dward]ïBlackBerryHandheldInfoïBlackBerryMsgOnDeviceSearchFolderïÂããããããæããæããææãããããæããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæææããææããæããæææããããããããããããããGolf Tournament " is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Dave Ward [dward]ïBlackBerryHandheldInfoïBlackBerryRefIDSearchFolder1_7ïÂããããããæããæããææãããããæããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæææããææããæããæææããããããããããããããGolf Tournament " is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Dave Ward [dward]ïTop of Information StoreïSent ItemsïÂããããããæããæããææãããããæããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæææããææããæããæææãããããããããããæããPrinters and Scanning" is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Dave Ward [dward]ïTop of Information StoreïSent ItemsïÂããããããæããæããææãããããæããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæææããææããæããæææããããããããããããããGolf Tournament " is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Kevin Kennedy [kkennedy]ïTop of Information StoreïSent ItemsïÂãããããæããæãããæããæãããæããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæããããæããããæãæãæææãæææããããããããCompetitor's Proposal" is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Kim Bainger [kbainger]ïBlackBerryHandheldInfoïBlackBerryRefIDSearchFolder1_7ïÂããããæããæãããæãæããæãææããæããããæãæãæææãæææããããæãããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæãæããRE: BABY SHOWER" is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Kim Bainger [kbainger]ïTop of Information StoreïDeleted ItemsïÂããããæããæãããæãæããæãææããæããããæãæãæææãæææããããæãããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæãæããRE: BABY SHOWER" is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Marleni Arvelo [marvelo]ïTop of Information StoreïSent ItemsïÂããããããææããææãããæãæããããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæããããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæããããRE: BABY SHOWER" is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt WARNING: "\\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes\Marleni Arvelo [marvelo]ïTop of Information StoreïSent ItemsïÂããããããææããææãããæãæããããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæããããæããããæãæãæææãæææãããæãæããRE: Tennessee" is a corrupt file. This file cannot verify. Database or database element is corrupt Backup completed on 10/26/2005 at 11:51:22 AM. -----Original Message----- From: paul_lemonidis@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:paul_lemonidis@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:23 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Backups Failing on Exchange 2003 w/ Veritas BackupExec http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi all These look like mailboxes that have been deleted but not purged from the Exchange database. I am guessing you are backing up single mailboxes. If so Backup Exec will not stop generating these errors until you do purge them in the Exchange System Manager, or alternatively you can go in to the backup job and remove the mailboxes from the backup selection list. The third option is to suppress the messages as Mike quite rightly pointed out but that doesn't fix the underlying issue of course. If all else fails put the current job on hold and submit a new one. I suspect that will resolve the issue once and for all. One question. Are there any other errors in the event logs relating to these users? If so what are they please? Hope this helps? Regards, Paul Lemonidis. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Dufoe" <dufoem@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 2:17 PM Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Backups Failing on Exchange 2003 w/ Veritas BackupExec http://www.MSExchange.org/ http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/261457.htm Mike Dufoe System Administrator ETI Canada Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Javier Sola [mailto:jsola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 9:13 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Backups Failing on Exchange 2003 w/ Veritas BackupExec http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hey all, I recently took over the Exchange Admin role here at my job and this is the situation. There has not been a successful backup of Exchange 2003 using Veritas Backupexec 9 for a few months now. Here is what my job logs say: Job ended: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 12:45:39 PM Completed status: Failed Final error: 0xa000fe2d - The backup of the item is bad. Final error category: Resource Errors Backup - \\MOS-EXCHANGE\Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes Database or database element is corrupt Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtAlice Gabrieloff [agabrieloff] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtAmy Sanders [asanders] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtAna Rueger [arueger] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtBrian Alspector [balspector] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtCharles Barwick [cbarwick] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtDan Murdock [dmurdock] and its subdirectories. Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtElizabeth De Zayas [edezayas] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtFroilan Gomez [fgomez] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtGerardo Obando [gobando] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtJavier Izquierdo [jizquierdo] and its subdirectories. Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtLuis Costas [lcostas] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtMark Brunson [mbrunson] and its subdirectories. Database or database element is corrupt Database or database element is corrupt Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtOmar Rocha [orocha] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtWeldon Mora [wmora] and its subdirectories. Directory not found. Can not backup directory ÆtZeni Cabrera [zcabrera] and its subdirectories. What is happening is that these were all disabled accounts and I assume the previous administrator deleted the mailboxes but the user accounts were still open in Active Directory for some reason. It shows up under a mailbox in the Veritas exchange utility but in reality these accounts do not exist since they were deleted. Where can i manually find the database or directories and eliminate this problem so my backups will perform? 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