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How Database Level Backup Works

Database level backup and restore protects the Exchange Server database files and logs. It is the fundamental backup for your Exchange server, and you should always use it regardless of whether you use one of the other granular backup types. You can use database level backups to restore Exchange server data in the event of a system failure, database corruption, or disaster recovery scenario.

Note: In addition to the full database backups that you perform during your weekly backup strategy, you should perform full database backups after installing service packs, after performing restores, and after changing the Circular Logging setting on your Exchange server.