Remove public folder using ADSIEdit

In some cases you are forced to hard-remove public folders from Exchange. You can use ADSI Edit to delete these folders.

 

Exchange 2010

 

Open ADSI-Edit and got to configuration

 

Navigate to this path:

 

CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL

CN=Services

CN=Microsoft Exchange

CN=EXCHANGE_ORG

CN=Administrative Groups

CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)

CN=Databases

CN=PUBLIC_FOLDER_DATABASE

 

Now you can delete the PF-Database you want to get rid off.

 

Exchange 2007

 

Open ADSI-Edit and got to configuration

 

Navigate to this path:

 

CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL

CN=Services

CN=Microsoft Exchange

CN=EXCHANGE_ORG

CN=Administrative Groups

CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)

CN=Servers

CN=SERVERNAME

CN=InformationStore

CN=STORAGE_GROUP

CN=PUBLIC_FOLDER_DATABASE

 

Now you can delete the PF-Database you want to get rid off.

 

Exchange 2003

 

Open ADSI-Edit and got to configuration

 

Navigate to this path:

 

CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL

CN=Services

CN=Microsoft Exchange

CN=EXCHANGE_ORG

CN=Administrative Groups

CN=First administrative Group

CN=Servers

CN=SERVERNAME

CN=InformationStore

CN=STORAGE_GROUP

CN=PUBLIC_FOLDER_DATABASE

 

Now you can delete the PF-Database you want to get rid off.

 

Thank you,

Mukut-