Get-PublicFolderMailboxDiagnostics

This cmdlet is available in on-premises Exchange and in the cloud-based service. Some parameters and settings may be exclusive to one environment or the other.

Use the Get-PublicFolderMailboxDiagnostics cmdlet to view event-level information about a public folder mailbox. This information can be used to troubleshoot public folder issues.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Get-PublicFolderMailboxDiagnostics
   [-Identity] <MailboxIdParameter>
   [-Confirm]
   [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
   [-IncludeDumpsterInfo]
   [-IncludeHierarchyInfo]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this topic lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

Get-PublicFolderMailboxDiagnostics -Identity "Customer Escalations"

This example returns the diagnostic information for the public folder mailbox Customer Escalations.

Example 2

Get-PublicFolderMailboxDiagnostics -Identity "Sales Forecasts" | Export-CSV C:\Diagnostics\SalesForecasts.csv

This example returns the diagnostic information for the public folder mailbox Sales Forecasts and exports the report to a CSV file.

Parameters

-Confirm

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

  • Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
  • Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.
Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-DomainController

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, dc01.contoso.com.

Type:Fqdn
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the public folder mailbox. The public folder mailbox is where the content of the public folder resides.

You can use any value that uniquely identifies the mailbox. For example:

  • Name
  • Alias
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • Canonical DN
  • Domain\Username
  • Email address
  • GUID
  • LegacyExchangeDN
  • SamAccountName
  • User ID or user principal name (UPN)
Type:MailboxIdParameter
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-IncludeDumpsterInfo

The IncludeDumpsterInfo specifies whether to include diagnostic information for the \NON_IPM_TREE\DUMPSTER_ROOT folder (the dumpster for public folder mailboxes is included in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-IncludeHierarchyInfo

The IncludeHierarchyInfo switch specifies whether to include folder hierarchy information in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Using this switch returns the following information:

  • TotalFolderCount: The total number of public folders in the specified public folder mailbox.
  • MaxFolderChildCount: The largest number of child folders in the public folder hierarchy.
  • HierarchyDepth: The depth of the public folder hierarchy. The root folder is 0.
  • CalendarFolderCount: The number of calendar public folders.
  • ContactFolderCount: The number of calendar public folders.
  • MailPublicFolderCount: The number of mail-enabled public folders.
  • NoteFolderCount: The number of note public folders.
  • StickyNoteFolderCount: The number of sticky note public folders.
  • TaskFolderCount: The number of task public folders.
  • OtherFolderCount: The number of public folders that don't match any of the previously defined public folder types.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

-WhatIf

The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online

Inputs

Input types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data.

Outputs

Output types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data.