Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-09-18

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.

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

Syntax

Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics -Identity <PublicFolderIdParameter> [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Mailbox <MailboxIdParameter>]

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example returns default statistics for all items in the Pamphlets public folder under the \Marketing\2013 path. Default information includes item identity, creation time, and subject.

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Get-PublicFolderItemStatistics -Identity "\Marketing\2013\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\2013\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

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 folders" entry in the Sharing and Collaboration 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.

Mailbox

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxIdParameter

The Mailbox parameter specifies the identity of the hierarchy public folder mailbox.

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.