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How to Configure Deleted Item Retention for a Mailbox Database
Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2008-05-13
This topic explains how to configure deleted item retention for a mailbox database in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. By default, deleted items are retained for 14 days.
For detailed steps about how to configure deleted item retention on a per-user basis, see How to Configure Deleted Item Retention for a User.
To perform these procedures, the account you use must be delegated the following:
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Exchange Organization Administrator role
For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.
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Open the Exchange Management Console.
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In the console tree, expand Microsoft Exchange, then expand Server Configuration, and then select Mailbox.
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On the Database Management tab in the work pane, expand the storage group that contains the mailbox database that you want to configure.
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Right-click the database that you want to configure, and then select Properties.
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Click the Limits tab.
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In the Deletion settings area, enter the number of days to retain deleted items in Keep deleted item for (days).
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Click OK to save the changes.
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Open the Exchange Management Shell and run the following command:
Set-MailboxDatabase <database_name> -DeletedItemRetention 7.00:00:00
Note: Replace <database_name> with the name of the database being configured. Replace 7.00:00:00 with the number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds that you want for deleted item retention.
