Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-15

Use the Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics cmdlet to view information about items within a specified public folder. Information returned includes subject, last modification time, last access time, creation time, attachments, message size, and the type of item. You can use this raw information to better understand the distribution of items and item characteristics across public folders.

Syntax

Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics -Identity <PublicFolderIdParameter> [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Server <ServerIdParameter>]

Detailed Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Public folder" entry in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.PublicFolderIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the GUID or public folder name that represents a specific public folder. You can also include the path using the following format: \TopLevelPublicFolder\PublicFolder

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory.

Server

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter

The Server parameter specifies the server on which to perform the selected operations.

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.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example returns default statistics for all items in the Pamphlets public folder under the \Marketing\2010 path. Default information includes item identity, creation time, and subject.

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Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics -Identity "\Marketing\2010\Pamphlets"

EXAMPLE 2

This example returns additional information about the items within the public folder, such as subject, last modification time, creation time, attachments, message size, and the type of item by piping the results of the Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics command to the Format-List command.

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Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics -Identity "\Marketing\2010\Pamphlets" | Format-List

EXAMPLE 3

This example exports the output of the Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics command to the PFItemStats.csv file that includes the following information for all items within the public folder \Marketing\Reports:

  • Subject of the message (Subject)

  • Date and time when the item was last modified (LastModificationTime)

  • If the item has attachments (HasAttachments)

  • Type of item (ItemType)

  • Size of the item (MessageSize)

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Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics -Identity "\Marketing\Reports" | Select Subject,LastModificationTime,HasAttachments,ItemType,MessageSize | Export-CSV C:\PFItemStats.csv