I'm trying to move from 2007 to 2010. The last thing on 2007 is public folders. Do I need them in 2010? Is it safe to just remove all of the relicas on 2007 so I can ultimately delete the PF database and uninstall Exchange 2007? I have asked a related question here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchangesvrdeploy/thread/5430f38e-71ca-4587-a0c2-8cf74fc7cdcd if someone wants to take a look at that also. TIA.

If you absolutely do not need them, then sure. Just make sure you dont shoot yourself in the foot: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd876883.aspx Remove Public Folder Databases

So, if I just skip step 2 because I don't want to move them to the new 2010 server I get errors when trying to delete because of replicas blah blah. I'm in the process of removing the replicas now. I'm glad PF's are going away, I've had problems like this in Exchange 2003 and 2007. I'm looking forward to not having them anymore :)

below post will help you : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/exchange2010/thread/26d2c23d-136d-4814-b44d-0378a61f0d5cDinesh S.

I have tried everything to remove the replicas and delete the system folders. Nothing works. I'm going to have to resort to adsiedit. I have a question though. Am I supposed to remove the folder located here: CN=Public Folder Storage Group,CN=InformationStore,CN=OLDSERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=First Organization,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=mydomain,DC=com or one level deeper here: CN=Public Folder Database,CN=Public Folder Storage Group,CN=InformationStore,CN=OLDSERVER,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=First Organization,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=mydomain,DC=com

You tried the commands here? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb201664.aspx Remove Multiple Public Folders from a Public Folder Database If you remove via adsiedit, remove only the pf store, so CN=Public Folder Database. Removing a server manually is not supported. I would try those PS commands in the link above however if you havent already.

Yes, tried those but it leaves a few PFs lingering around. I could see the errors without using "-ErrorAction:SilentlyContinue". I say "could" because I decided to grab my sack and remove with adsiedit. I was able to get through the readiness checks when trying to remove Exchange then ultimately remove Exchange 2007 from my organization. If anyone reads this, save time and remove with adsiedit at the first sign of problems.

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:30:07 +0000, snickered wrote: > > >Yes, tried those but it leaves a few PFs lingering around. I could see the errors without using "-ErrorAction:SilentlyContinue". I say "could" because I decided to grab my sack and remove with adsiedit. I was able to get through the readiness checks when trying to remove Exchange then ultimately remove Exchange 2007 from my organization. > >If anyone reads this, save time and remove with adsiedit at the first sign of problems. Be sure to clean up the MSEO folder in the AD, too. Mail-enabled PFs will have an item in there there won't be removed if you whack the PF store. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

I took care of my mail-enabled PF's beforehand. I was able to disable those without issue. It was just a few system PFs that were causing problems. What is the "MSEO folder"?

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:40:58 +0000, snickered wrote: >I took care of my mail-enabled PF's beforehand. I was able to disable those without issue. It was just a few system PFs that were causing problems. Those you probably could have taken care of just by deleting them. >What is the "MSEO folder"? That should be MESO. Sorry for the typo. It's the "Microsoft Exchange System Objects" container in the OU. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP