How to Specify a Mailbox Store to Remove if You Are Running Exchange System Manager on Windows Server 2003

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You can use Mailbox Recovery Center to remove one or more mailboxes on one or more mailbox stores. You can export the mailbox properties, and you can associate the mailboxes with users in Active Directory and reconnect the mailboxes.

Note

Some procedures are different for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.

This procedure describes how to specify a mailbox store to remove if you are running Exchange System Manager on Windows Server 2003.

Procedure

To specify a mailbox store to remove if you are running Exchange System Manager on Windows Server 2003

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

  2. Expand Tools, right-click Mailbox Recovery Center, and then click Remove Mailbox Store.

  3. In Remove mailbox store(s), specify the following criteria for identifying the appropriate mailbox store:

    • In the Enter the object names to select box, type the name of the mailbox store you want to remove.

    • To limit the search to a certain part of Active Directory, click Locations, select a directory container, and then click OK to return to the Remove mailbox store(s) dialog box.

      Note

      If you are unsure about which mailbox store you need, click Advanced, specify criteria, and then click Find now to locate the mailbox store. Select the appropriate mailbox store, and then click OK to return to the Remove mailbox store(s) dialog box.

  4. Click OK to remove the mailbox store.

For More Information

For more information on recovering one or more mailboxes on one or more mailbox stores, see How to Recover One Or More Mailboxes On One Or More Mailbox Stores" in the Exchange Server 2003 Administration Guide.