Apply a Managed Folder Mailbox Policy to Users

Applies to: Exchange Server 2010

Managed folder mailbox policies are used to create logical groupings of managed folders. When a managed folder mailbox policy is applied to users' mailboxes, all the managed folders linked to the policy are deployed in a single operation. You can apply only one managed folder mailbox policy to a user mailbox.

Use the EMC to apply a managed folder mailbox policy to a user's mailbox

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Messaging records management" entry in the Messaging Policy and Compliance Permissions topic.

1. In the console tree, navigate to Recipient Configuration > Mailbox.
2. In the result pane, select the user mailbox to which you want to apply the managed folder mailbox policy.
3. In the action pane, click Properties.
4. In <User Mailbox> Properties, on the Mailbox Settings tab, click Messaging Records Management, and then click Properties.
5. In Messaging Records Management, select the Managed folder mailbox policy check box, and then click Browse.
6. In Select Managed Folder Mailbox Policy, select the managed folder mailbox policy that you want to apply to the mailbox, and then click OK.

Use the Shell to apply a managed folder mailbox policy to a user's mailbox

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Messaging records management" entry in the Messaging Policy and Compliance Permissions topic.

This example applies the mailbox policy Corp-VPs Managed Folder Mailbox Policy to user Chris' mailbox.

Set-Mailbox -Identity Chris -ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy "Corp-VPs Managed Folder Mailbox Policy"

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Set-Mailbox.

Other Tasks

After you apply a managed folder mailbox policy to a mailbox, you may also want to Schedule the Managed Folder Assistant.