Hello All,

We have configured Exchange 2013 with one year retention policy. Then all the data last one year move in archive folder. now we remove the archive policy for those user. now user cannot see the archive folder.

so how can i get back those mail data without using archive policy. Is there any option to get those data?

Please suggest.

Thanks

Hi,

If you disable archiving from a account it will remove the archive and will not place the content of the archive back in the mailbox. Inorder to retrieve the contents, you need to follow the two steps

1. Export the archive to a pst file :
New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox user@domain.com -IsArchive -FilePath \\server\PST$\user_archive.pst 2. When this is completed you can use the pst file to import it back into the mailbox with the following command:
New-MailboxImportRequest -FilePath \server\PST$\user_archive.pst -Mailbox user@domain.com -TargetRootFolder "Archive"

Hi,

After disabling a personal archive, the archive mailbox becomes disconnected. A disconnected personal archive is retained in the mailbox database for a specified amount of time. By default, Exchange retains disconnected personal archives for 30 days. During this time, you can recover the personal archive by associating it with an existing mailbox.

Refer from:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj651146(v=exchg.150).aspx

Best Regards.