Mailbox store & Public folder Store - Basic Information

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Basic Information about "Mailbox store and Public folder Store" : 

  • MS Exchange store is a storage platform. The Exchange store is also known as the Web Storage System.
  • It provides a single repository for managing multiple types of unstructured information in one infrastructure.
  • Mailbox stores & public folder stores are two of the components of the Exchange store.

MS Exchange Server 2000 & 2003 include two types of information databases:

  • Mailbox Store:
    • Hold personal mailbox information.
  • Public Folder Store:
    • It's a shared repository, where information that is shared among many users. Public folders should be used when your business requires data replication to multiple servers.