| Description | Command |
| Import AD Commands | Import-Module Activedirectory |
| Get Mailbox Sizes | Get-MailboxStatistics -server "SERVEREX" | Select DisplayName, ItemCount, TotalItemSize | Sort-Object TotalItemSize -Descending | Export-CSV C:\MBSizes.csv |
| Get Mailbox Sizes (alt) | get-mailbox –resultsize unlimited | get-mailboxstatistics | select-object DisplayName,TotalItemSize,StorageLimitStatus,LastLogonTime > mailboxsize.txt |
| Export Mailboxes (2010) | New-MailboxExportRequest -mailbox "Mailbox Name" -filepath \\serverex\PST\mailbox.name.pst |
| See Mailbox Export Progress | Get-MailboxExportRequest | Get-MailboxExportRequestStatistics |
| Clear Completed Mailbox Exports | Get-MailboxExportRequest -Status Completed | Remove-MailboxExportRequest |
| Get ALL email addresses | Get-Recipient | Select Name -ExpandProperty EmailAddresses | Select Name, SmtpAddress | Export-csv c:\AllEmailAddress.csv |
| Change or add folder permissions | Add-MailboxFolderPermission -Identity User1:\Calendar -User "UserWhoWantsAccess" -AccessRights Editor |
| Purge disconnected mailboxes | Remove-StoreMailbox –database “MyDatabaseName” –identity “Joe Blogs” –MailboxState Disabled |
| Exclude database from auto selection during mailbox creation | Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity "Mailbox Database" -IsExcludedFromProvisioning $True |
| Check Database ‘whitespace’ | Get-MailboxDatabase –Status | ft name,databasesize,availablenewmailboxspace -auto |
| Compact / Defrag a dismounted database (Optional temp location to build the new database.) | eseutil /d MB-HO-01.edb /t\\testserver\defrag\temp.edb |
| List mailboxes where the forwarding address is not null | Get-Mailbox | Where {$_.ForwardingAddress -ne $null} | Select Name, PrimarySMTPAddress, ForwardingAddress, DeliverToMailboxAndForward |
| Find where an email address ends up | Get-Recipient random.email@company.com.au |
| Export membership of a dynamic distribution group | $DynamicGroup = Get-DynamicDistributionGroup "Team Manchester"Get-Recipient -RecipientPreviewFilter $DynamicGroup.RecipientFilter -OrganizationalUnit $DynamicGroup.RecipientContainer | select Displayname,PrimarySmtpAddress > c:\members-of-dynamic-group.txt |
| List Shared Mailboxes | get-mailbox | Where {$_.RecipientTypeDetails -eq "SharedMailbox"} | Select Name |
Mailbox Sizes
http://exchangeserverpro.com/export-mailboxes-exchange-server-2010-sp1/
New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox Stephen.King-FilePath \\SERVER2012FS\pst-temp\stephen.king.pst
Get-MailboxExportRequest | Get-MailboxExportRequestStatistics
Get-MailboxExportRequest | where {$_.status -eq "Completed"} | Remove-MailboxExportRequest
Set-Mailbox -Identity "Stephen King" -RetainDeletedItemsFor 0
Remove-Mailbox -Identity contoso\john -Permanent
Remove-StoreMailbox -Database "Archive - Manchester" -Identity "Stephen King" -MailboxState Disabled
Exchange Retention Policy Commands
Get-Retentionpolicy “Test Policy” | fl Get-Mailbox | ft name,retentionpolicy -auto
Enable-Mailbox “Stephen King” -Archive Set-MailboxServer SERVER2012EX –ManagedFolderWorkCycle 1
Start-ManagedFolderAssistant Stephen.King