Applies to: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Online

Topic Last Modified: 2012-09-18

Use the New-MailboxFolder cmdlet to create a folder in a mailbox.

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

Syntax

New-MailboxFolder -Name <String> -Parent <MailboxFolderIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example creates the folder Personal under the Inbox folder of Tony's mailbox.

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New-MailboxFolder -Parent Tony:\Inbox -Name Personal

EXAMPLE 2

This example creates the folder Personal in the root folder hierarchy of Tony's mailbox.

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New-MailboxFolder -Parent Tony -Name Personal

EXAMPLE 3

This example creates the folder Personal under the Inbox folder in the mailbox for Tony who's running the command.

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New-MailboxFolder -Parent :\Inbox -Name Personal

Detailed Description

If no parent folder is specified, the cmdlet creates a mail folder in the root folder hierarchy of the mailbox. If the mailbox isn't specified, the cmdlet creates the folder in the mailbox of the user currently running the task. When run, the cmdlet returns the new folder name and the folder path as the output.

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 "Mailbox folders" entry in the Recipients Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Name

Required

System.String

The Name parameter specifies the name of the new folder.

Parent

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxFolderIdParameter

The Parent parameter specifies values of the mailbox identity and the parent folder under which the new folder is to be created. If the parent folder isn't specified, the cmdlet creates the folder in the root folder hierarchy of the specified mailbox. You can specify the values in this format: <Mailbox Identity>:<Parent>

Valid values for <Mailbox Identity> include:

  • GUID

  • ADObjectID

  • Distinguished name (DN)

  • Domain\username

  • User principal name (UPN)

  • LegacyExchangeDN

  • SMTP address

  • Alias

  • Store object ID of the parent folder

Values for <Parent> can be both the store object ID and a path string such as "\Inbox\Personal".

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to Active Directory.

WhatIf

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

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.