Comments on: How to purge an orphaned mailbox http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/ tech stuff from a tech bloke Tue, 15 May 2012 07:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jeremiah Pell http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-16785 Jeremiah Pell Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:18:56 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-16785 Last option worked perfectly. Thanks for the information. I am getting ready to decomission a exch 2003 server and wanted to make sure all mailboxes are moved/gone. One more method as suggested below is setting the "Keep deleted mailboxes" option to 0 days and then running the cleanup agent on that mailbox store Last option worked perfectly. Thanks for the information. I am getting ready to decomission a exch 2003 server and wanted to make sure all mailboxes are moved/gone.

One more method as suggested below is setting the "Keep deleted mailboxes" option to 0 days and then running the cleanup agent on that mailbox store

]]> By: Catrina Bradford http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-16087 Catrina Bradford Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:45:25 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-16087 Tried all of above and still have one orphaned mailbox Has any one any other ideas please Tried all of above and still have one orphaned mailbox

Has any one any other ideas please

]]> By: Andrew Montague http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-11798 Andrew Montague Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:00:40 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-11798 After trying loads of scripted ways to sort this the last option this blog was on the money. So simple and effective! After trying loads of scripted ways to sort this the last option this blog was on the money. So simple and effective!

]]> By: Bulbul http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-7979 Bulbul Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:21:44 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-7979 Easiest way to purge mailbox store is (Exchange 2003: *(ADUC) re-Enable AD account *Right click account > Exchange Tasks > Remove Exchange attributes *(ESM) Run Cleanup Agent > Purge mailbox. Easiest way to purge mailbox store is (Exchange 2003:
*(ADUC) re-Enable AD account
*Right click account > Exchange Tasks > Remove Exchange attributes
*(ESM) Run Cleanup Agent > Purge mailbox.

]]> By: Russ http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-4074 Russ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:36:51 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-4074 All of the posts really helped to get a handle on what was going on. In my case removing the server from our standard Policy and then setting the mailbox retention to Zero days (our policy is 30)cleaned it up. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to post and, of course ukstokes.com for starting and hosting this thread. All of the posts really helped to get a handle on what was going on. In my case removing the server from our standard Policy and then setting the mailbox retention to Zero days (our policy is 30)cleaned it up. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to post and, of course ukstokes.com for starting and hosting this thread.

]]> By: Bal http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-3794 Bal Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:48:57 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-3794 Thanks for your help. Last tip to set it to 0 helped and all orphaned mailboxes gone. no hassals and very tidy looking ESM now. Thanks mate Thanks for your help. Last tip to set it to 0 helped and all orphaned mailboxes gone. no hassals and very tidy looking ESM now. Thanks mate

]]> By: Jezza http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Jezza Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:57:52 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-34 I had a similar problem when deleting 200 mailboxes for expired accounts in prep for a domain migration (Win2003) - a handful of mailboxes would not purge after deletion, with "..already reconnected to an existing user" message. Resolved by: (ADUC) re-Enable AD account > Create Mailbox (target original server/store). Then Delete Mailbox > Disable account. (ESM) Run Cleanup Agent > Purge mailbox. I had a similar problem when deleting 200 mailboxes for expired accounts in prep for a domain migration (Win2003) - a handful of mailboxes would not purge after deletion, with "..already reconnected to an existing user" message.

Resolved by: (ADUC) re-Enable AD account > Create Mailbox (target original server/store). Then Delete Mailbox > Disable account. (ESM) Run Cleanup Agent > Purge mailbox.

]]> By: JJ http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-33 JJ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:25:50 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-33 The deleted for 0 days worked a treat ... cheers The deleted for 0 days worked a treat ... cheers

]]> By: Avi R http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Avi R Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:46:15 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-32 Great post, I also found that post useful http://www.kreslavsky.com/2008/06/how-to-clean-duplicate-mailboxes-with.html Great post,
I also found that post useful http://www.kreslavsky.com/2008/06/how-to-clean-duplicate-mailboxes-with.html

]]> By: Ben Stokes http://ukstokes.com/blog/2006/08/07/how-to-purge-an-orphaned-mailbox/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Ben Stokes Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:04:16 +0000 http://ukstokes.com/blog/?p=12#comment-31 Mike: I'm glad I could help! Mike: I'm glad I could help!

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