Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP2
Topic Last Modified: 2011-05-04
Use the Get-RemoveMailbox cmdlet to view information about deleted mailboxes in your organization.
Syntax
Get-RemovedMailbox [-Identity
<RemovedMailboxIdParameter>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>] [-ResultSize
<Unlimited>]
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Detailed Description
If you can view the deleted mailbox using the Get-RemovedMailbox cmdlet, you can recover the deleted mailbox by using the New-Mailbox cmdlet.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
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DomainController |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn |
This parameter is available for multi-tenant deployments. It isn't available for on-premises deployments. For more information about multi-tenant deployments, see Multi-Tenant Support. The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory. |
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Identity |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RemovedMailboxIdParameter |
The Identity parameter specifies the removed mailbox. You can use the following values that uniquely identify the removed mailbox:
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Organization |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationIdParameter |
This parameter is available for multi-tenant deployments. It isn't available for on-premises deployments. For more information about multi-tenant deployments, see Multi-Tenant Support. The Organization parameter specifies the organization in which you'll perform this action. This parameter doesn't accept wildcard characters, and you must use the exact name of the organization. |
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ResultSize |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Unlimited |
The ResultSize parameter specifies the maximum number of
results to return. The default value is 500. If you want to return
all removed mailboxes, use |
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.
Return 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.
Errors
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Examples
EXAMPLE 1
This example displays all the removed mailboxes that are available for recovery in your organization
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Get-RemovedMailbox |
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EXAMPLE 2
This example recovers the mailbox for a deleted account named "Tamara Johnston". The account was deleted without preserving the Windows Live ID, so you must specify a new password value to recover Tamara's account.
Get-RemovedMailbox tjohnston@contoso.edu |
New-Mailbox -Name "Tamara Johnston" -Password
(ConvertTo-SecureString -String 'Pa$$word1' -AsPlainText
-Force)