Error Message: Unable to Recover the Database Because Error 0xc8000713 Occurred (161584)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you try to start the Microsoft Exchange Server Information Store service, the following error occurs:

The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service returned service specific error 3355445011.

In the Windows NT Event Log, the following entry may be present:

Event ID: 1080
Source: MSExchangeIS
Type: Error
Category: Recovery
Description: Unable to recover the database because error 0xc8000713 occurred after a restore operation. Unable to find the file.

Or, the Information Store service may not start and you may receive the service specific error -939522285.

CAUSE

The above error message occurs when the information store appears to be restored from an online backup, but the information store files are not restored because they are damaged or missing. After a restore operation the Restore in Progress registry key is added to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS

When the Information Store service starts and finds the above registry key, it assumes a restoration has occurred and that the information store needs to perform recovery steps. The information store then tries to move forward through any log files. When the information store has successfully started, this registry key is deleted. However, if the information store cannot find the Priv.edb file or Pub.edb file, it cannot move forward through the log files, and the preceding error message occurs. In this case, the information store does not create blank EDB files, and the registry key is not deleted.

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this behavior, delete the Restore in Progress key from the Registry Editor in the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS

Start the information store again. If the required EDB files are not found, they will be re-created. After this is done, try restoring from backup again.