Microsoft Exchange 2000 Mailbox Folder Structure
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Published: April 1, 2002
By Exchange User Education
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This Technical Article describes the folders that Outlook 2002 creates in the Exchange 2000 mailbox store. Several of these folders are visible in Outlook; however, a majority of the folders support functionality that the user does not directly control. These folders are not visible in Outlook, and as this article describes, are visible only through a tool such as the Exchange Database View tool (mdbvu.exe), which is available on the Exchange 2000 CD. An administrator may want to use the Mdbvu tool to view or remove hidden folders in Exchange mailbox stores, for example, when temporary files in hidden folders cause mailbox stores to expand in size.
Not all of the folders described in this article are required for Exchange and Outlook to function, but you will find most of the folders in any Exchange mailbox.
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Number of Pages: 11
Table of Contents
Mailbox Creation in Exchange 2000
This section discusses how a new users mailbox is created.
Folder Structure in an Exchange 2000 Mailbox
This section details the folder structure in an Exchange 2000 mailbox and discuses folders specific to support MAPI clients, Outlook 2002, and other applications.
Viewing Folders in the Mailbox Store Without Outlook
This section discusses how to view folders that are not visible through Outlook in an Exchange 2000 mailbox using the Mdbvu tool.
Appendix A. Property Tags for Outlook Folders
This section provides the Property Tag information for Outlook folders.