Exchange: Cannot delete Public Folder Store
Summary:
When attempting to delete a public folder store, you receive an error that it is part of a replica. Deleting the database file has not affect.
Resolution:
Delete the Public Folder Store through ADSIEDIT
1. Open Adsiedit.msc from run command
2. Navigate to your configuration container 3. Expand to services, Microsoft Exchange, your org name, admin groups, servers, locate your FE server, expand, Expand information store, and storage group that houses your public folder store. On the right pane, delete the public folder store.
James Chong (MVP)
MCITP | EMA; MCSE | M+, S+
Security+, Project+, ITIL
msexchangetips.blogspot.com
When attempting to delete a public folder store, you receive an error that it is part of a replica. Deleting the database file has not affect.
Resolution:
Delete the Public Folder Store through ADSIEDIT
1. Open Adsiedit.msc from run command
2. Navigate to your configuration container 3. Expand to services, Microsoft Exchange, your org name, admin groups, servers, locate your FE server, expand, Expand information store, and storage group that houses your public folder store. On the right pane, delete the public folder store.
James Chong (MVP)
MCITP | EMA; MCSE | M+, S+
Security+, Project+, ITIL
msexchangetips.blogspot.com
posted by jamestechman at 10:02 AM
41 Comments:
Bull’s-eye!
Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you! I need to study adsiedit more! This definetly help solved my "This public folder store is presently offline" issue. Cheers!
Thank You
This finaly saves me a lot of trouble!!
Regards
Anthony
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i am happy again
regards
Thanx!!!
it worked! i was very skeptical about just deleting a public store, but it worked!
Thanks man
This fixed my problem with leftover folders that were no longer associated, but they persisted in staying alive. Thanks!
That was just what I was looking for :-D Thnx.
I wish I'd found this 3 hours ago! Thanks, you just saved me jumping out of the window..!
Worked, thanks very much really
THANK YOU!
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Thanks, Worked perfectly.
Beware!!!... after doing this solution you can live some problems about outlook client errors and blackberry syncronization....
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YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER ... BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THIS FOR WEEKS!
Old post, but still very relevant!!
Thank you, Thank you!!
thanks a lot - i have been working on this for a while now!
Thank you.
Very good advise!! I spent like a day googling and so on. Everywhere they warn you NOT to delete the public folders like this.. you convinced me to do it anyway... thank, I can finaly uninstall Exchange 2007... thx mate!!
Thanks alot!!! You made my life complete! bravo :)
I am not able to do anything because, i am not have the option to delete the Store.
Hats Off Man you saved my Hours of Job
Thank you very much, this is what I was looking for.
genius. great help, thanks
Awesome! :) Took a bit of searching, but did the trick
21/11/2010
Worked perfectly many thanks!!
Thanks dude! just what I needed, and I've been looking all over the net.
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Amazing!!! It worked!!! I was almost thinking that me and my sys admin were basicians!! you just saved our lives!! You are EPIC! Tcharan!!!!!!!
That did it for me. Thank you very much!!!
Roger Pham
Excellent Hint!!!
Found you after fighting with exchange 2007 removal in the last 4 hours.
Nice job Microsoft with system public folders replicas :-(
This absolutely rocked!!! Thanks a million :)
brilliant!!! Thanks a lot.. you're a life saver!
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Thank you! Saved me from hours of work just trying to decomission a single E2K7 server...
Thanks a lot budy!
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