Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2013-01-11

Use the Remove-MobileDevice cmdlet to remove the mobile device partnership information that you specify from a user's mobile device list stored in a mailbox on a computer running Microsoft Exchange Server 2013.

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

Syntax

Remove-MobileDevice -Identity <MobileDeviceIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example removes the mobile device partnership for the device WM_JeffHay.

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Remove-MobileDevice -Identity WM_JeffHay

EXAMPLE 2

This example removes the mobile device partnership for the device iPhone_TonySmith after displaying the confirm prompt.

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Remove-MobileDevice -Identity iPhone_TonySmith -Confirm $true

EXAMPLE 3

This example removes the mobile device partnership for the device Tablet_JeffHay after displaying the confirm prompt.

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Remove-MobileDevice -Identity Tablet_JeffHay -Confirm $true

Detailed Description

The Remove-MobileDevice cmdlet is useful for removing mobile devices that no longer synchronize successfully with the server.

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 "Mobile Device user settings" entry in the Clients and Mobile Devices Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MobileDeviceIdParameter

The Identity parameter uniquely identifies the specific device partnership to be removed.

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.