Have an orphaned mailbox that I need to connect to a different user, Have attempted to reconnect the mailbox with the new user I created and said the mailbox is connected to another user. This mailbox use to be connected to a user on another server before it crashed. I have the same user in active directory (Newly created several years ago on another server) however for legal reasons we need to connect this mailbox to another user and keep the info separate. How can I break the mailbox from being connected to a user that isnt there. I have tried running cleanup agent etc and nothing helps. Any sugguestions ??

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Use Mailbox recovery center to connect to new user. This option is available under Toolbox. Please follow the below article. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996202(v=exchg.65).aspxThanks Sunder

Has the original user who had that mailbox been deleted? So are you saying the mailbox is in a disconnected state?Sukh

This mailbox use to be connected to a user on another server before it crashed. I have the same user in active directory (Newly created several years ago on another server) however for legal reasons we need to connect this mailbox to another user and keep the info separate. Is this mailbox in your enviroment or from other Exchange Server? Could you paste the exact error in your next post? What is your meaning of "This mailbox use to be connected to a user on another server", could you explain it in detail? Thanks, Evan Liu TechNet Subscriber Supportin forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Evan Liu TechNet Community Support

Hi Jim-Handy, Any updates on this issue? Thanks, Evan Liu TechNet Subscriber Supportin forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Evan Liu TechNet Community Support