Hi,

I'd like to delete all emails from specific users folder (Inbox, Sent Items, Outbox) through specific or all mailboxes (use Get-Mailbox -ResultSize unlimited) and put it into target folder. At the moment I've used:

Get-Mailbox -ResultSize unlimited | Search-Mailbox -TargetMailbox BackupMail -TargetFolder Inbox -DeleteContent

but this delete ALL mails from all mailboxes and put it into Inbox of BackupMail mailbox. Instead of this, I'd like to delete mails from specific folder, not all mails.

Can you please advice?

Thnx

I don't know if what you want to do is possible.  This document:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj983804(v=exchg.150).aspx

suggests that Folderid is a searchable property you can use in the SearchQuery parameter, but I don't have any idea what the value would be that you would search on.

Hi,

Base on my knowledge, I don't know of a way to delete mails from specific folder.

However,perhaps you can try to use other ways to achieve:

1.Use retention policy to achieve the goals:The similar thread for your reference:

Delete All Email from a User's Mailbox Folder

2.The Exchange Web Services Managed API may helps you to delete mails from specific folder:

Searching for items in a mailbox by using the EWS Managed API

Hope this helps!

Thanks.

 

Retention policy doesn't apply to Outbox policy.

I'm looking some powershell scripts...

Hi,

If you want some scripts to achieve your goals,I recommend you post this in the script forum,there are more experts to help you:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/home?category=scripting

Thanks.

I heard that Powershell script cannot delete end-users Outbox folder. Other automate way should be only through EWS scripting...

Resolved by Retention Tags and Retention Policy on Exchange Server