US Patent 8244914 Systems and methods for restoring email databases

A method may include creating a backup image of an email database. The method may also include archiving a set of email objects in the backup image by, for each email object in the set of email objects: (1) moving the email object from the backup image to an archival data store; and (2) providing, in the backup image, a shortcut that identifies a location of the email object in the archival data store. The method may further include receiving a request to restore the email database and restoring the email database from the backup image by, for each email object in the set of email objects, restoring the shortcut to the email object instead of restoring the email object. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.