How to Search for a Public Folder

 

You can use the Find tab in Exchange System Manager to search for public folders within the selected public folder or public folder hierarchy. You can specify a variety of search criteria, such as the folder name or age. This procedure outlines how to search for a public folder.

Note

The Find tab is available at the top-level hierarchy level as well as the folder level.

Procedure

To search for a public folder

  1. Start Exchange System Manager: Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.

  2. If administrative groups are displayed, expand Administrative Groups, and then expand the group you want to work with.

  3. Expand Folders, expand the appropriate top-level hierarchy, and then click the public folder that may contain the folder that you want.

  4. In the details pane, click the Find tab.

  5. To identify the folder you want, fill in the appropriate criteria:

    • If you know part of the folder name, you can type that information in the Name contains box.

    • If you know that a particular user or group has certain permissions on the folder, click Permissions, and then fill in the user or group name and specify the permissions. Then click OK to return to the Find tab.

    • If you know that the folder is replicated to certain servers, click Replicated to, and then select the appropriate server. Then click OK to return to the Find tab.

    • If you know that the folder was created or modified within a certain date range, in the Specify folder list, click Modified or Created, and then use the Begin date and End date lists to specify the date range.

    • If you know when the folder was created, in the Folder Age list, click days or older, days or newer, or days, and then, in the Folder age box, type the appropriate number of days.

  6. Click Find Now.