Exchange 2010 New-MailboxExportRequest

[FN-GM]

Hi,

Using the New-MailboxExportRequest cmdlet how do i empty the source mailbox please?

Thanks

[sukh]

You cant, you will have to use the search-mailbox with the -deletecontent zwitch as a seperate cmdlet.

[FN-GM]

Hi @sukh as New-MailboxExportRequest runs in the back ground if i empty the mailbox on the next powershell command will it clear the mailbox before the export has finished?

This is my script i want to use

Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin"
$date = Get-Date -format "dd/MM/yyyy"
New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox SVC-EXCH-JOURNLING -FilePath "\\fp-itstorage\exchangeexports$\$date.pst"
Search-Mailbox -id "SVC-EXCH-JOURNLING" -DeleteContent -Force

or i could pipe it?

Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin"
$date = Get-Date -format "dd/MM/yyyy"
New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox SVC-EXCH-JOURNLING -FilePath "\\fp-itstorage\exchangeexports$\$date.pst" | Search-Mailbox -id "SVC-EXCH-JOURNLING" -DeleteContent -Force

Thanks

[FN-GM]

BUMP

[sukh]

quick look it won't work. You would probably be better using Get-MailboxExportRequestStatistics to see if the export is complete then do the delete.