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Archiving using Exmerge

Asked by: Webcc

Trying to delete emails from mailboxes using the archiving function in Exmerge on Exchange 2003.  It saves to a .pst file, but does not delete the emails from the Inbox.

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2009-11-03 at 05:45:55ID24866963
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Answers

 

by: endital1097Posted on 2009-11-03 at 05:47:26ID: 25728832

when you launch exmerge there go to the options and there should be a setting to delete

 

by: AbhijeetNigamPosted on 2009-11-03 at 05:49:18ID: 25728846

In exmerge open options--> import procedure.--> choose the option archive data to target store. This option will delete the mails from mailbox

 

by: endital1097Posted on 2009-11-03 at 05:50:24ID: 25728850

When running in batch mode, to remove messages with certain subject lines and containing certain attachments, perform the following steps:

1)      Create a text file containing the message subject lines to look for. Each subject line should be entered on a separate line. If you wish to specify a blank subject line, enter ~<BLANK SUBJECT LINE>
2)      Save this file as  C:\SUBJECTS.TXT
3)      Enter the name of the file created in Step 1, in FileContainingListOfMessageSubjects entry of the .INI file.
4)      Create a text file containing the attachment names. Each attachment name entered on a separate line.
5)      Save this file as  C:\ATTACHMENTS.TXT
6)      Enter the name of the file created in Step 4, in FileContainingListOfAttachmentNames entry of the .INI file.
7)      Set the following INI file entries
i)      DataImportMethod = 3
ii)      CopyUserData = 1
iii)      CopyAssociatedFolderData = 0
iv)      CopyFolderPermissions = 0
v)      CopyDeletedItemsFromDumpster= 0
vi)      SubjectStringMatchCriteria = 0
vii)      AttachmentNameStringMatchCriteria = 1
8)      Specify the name of your Exchange Server using the SourceServerName INI file setting.
9)      Specify the .INI file on the command line, using the -F option, when running ExMerge.exe. The command line used will be similar to:

EXMERGE -B -F C:\EXMERGE.INI

 

by: WebccPosted on 2009-11-03 at 06:14:58ID: 25729095

Selecting Archive under options which is supposed to delete the messages after copying.  Found the following non-fatal errors in the exmerge.log.  Maybe a clue to the problem.
Just one of many entries:
Error copying messages from folder '\Inbox' (MAPI_W_PARTIAL_COMPLETION).  
Error copying message with subject 'Facebook Password Reset Confirmation. Security Centre.' in folder '\Inbox'. (MAPI_W_PARTIAL_COMPLETION)

 

by: AbhijeetNigamPosted on 2009-11-03 at 07:58:59ID: 25730232

This means that this message item is corrupted,

 

by: AbhijeetNigamPosted on 2009-11-03 at 08:02:13ID: 25730281

This means that this message item is corrupted,

 

by: WebccPosted on 2009-11-03 at 08:05:31ID: 25730331

Does it have to be manually deleted then?

 

by: AbhijeetNigamPosted on 2009-11-03 at 08:10:09ID: 25730388

yes , if corrupted mail items are not being copied my exmerge , needs to be deleted from the mailbox

 

by: WebccPosted on 2009-11-03 at 08:45:57ID: 25730838

With Exmerge not being able to delete these messages anyway to automate the deletion?

 

by: premillardPosted on 2009-11-04 at 08:20:08ID: 25740887

After using exmerge,
Please note that exmerge will copy all emails from the mailbox EXCEPT for currupt emails. That is one of the good things about exmerge, it will allow you to restore corrupted mailboxes and just leave the bad emails out.
In AD, just delete the user and choose the option to also delete the mailbox. (I am assuming that you are on a domain with active directory) if not go to Exchange System Manager, right click on the mailbox, choose Exchange Tasks and delete the mailbox.

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