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Recover deleted user
A user was deleted on accident in my Win2003 Srv domain. I recreated the user but, I need to know the CORRECT process of connecting her back to her previous mail box so that she has all her old mail.
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That doesn't really help me. A user account was deleted in AD Users and Computers but, the mailbox is still in Exchange. I recreated the user account again in ADU&C. I just need to know how to reconnect the mailbox in Exchange to the new duplicate user account. In System Manager under the Mailbox Store, when I right click on the existing mailbox, the reconnect option is grayed out.
This one is pretty easy:
On the Exchange server:
Start --> Prpgrams --> Microsoft Exchange --> system manager
Administrative Groups --> NAME --> Servers --> SERVERNAME --> STORAGEGROUP --> Mailboxes
Right click on the mailbox you want to re-attach --> Reconnect
Simply choose the new user acount.
On the Exchange server:
Start --> Prpgrams --> Microsoft Exchange --> system manager
Administrative Groups --> NAME --> Servers --> SERVERNAME --> STORAGEGROUP --> Mailboxes
Right click on the mailbox you want to re-attach --> Reconnect
Simply choose the new user acount.
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As I said above in my very last sentence. THE RECONNECT OPTION IS GRAYED OUT.
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Meanwhile, when I recreated the user, a new mailbox was created and is receiving mail. Is there a quick option to export mail from the new mailbox and import to the old mailbox where all her mail is? The new mail box is now set for deletion and isn't receiving mail anymore
Start --> Programs --> Microsoft Exchange --> system manager
Administrative Groups --> NAME --> Servers --> SERVERNAME --> STORAGEGROUP --> Mailboxes
Run Cleanup Agent
I assumed the agent ran between response times. Does the mailbox have a normal icon or a red x?
If the icon is normal, the cleanup agent hasn't run.
Administrative Groups --> NAME --> Servers --> SERVERNAME --> STORAGEGROUP --> Mailboxes
Run Cleanup Agent
I assumed the agent ran between response times. Does the mailbox have a normal icon or a red x?
If the icon is normal, the cleanup agent hasn't run.
Export the new mailbox to a .pst file and then import it into the new one.
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red x now.
Does the old mailbox have A LOT of messages?
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Can you export and import from Exchange > System Manager > Servername > Mailboxes?
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The old mailbox has over 1200 items @ 135,045 KB
No.
From outlook, export the current mailbox to a .pst.
Delete the new mailbox
Run the cleanup agent
Reattach the old one
Then import the .pst.
From outlook, export the current mailbox to a .pst.
Delete the new mailbox
Run the cleanup agent
Reattach the old one
Then import the .pst.
You can use exchange tools to work with stores of .pst files all at once but not a single mailbox.
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The new mailbox was never set up on the clients PC it only has 21 items. Now it's set for deletion. Are you saying that I need to reconnect the new mailbox, set outlook up to the new mail box, export to a .PST, remove the profile, setup the old profile where all her mail is and import the PST. Come on, there's got to be a way to transport the 21 items in the new mailbox in System Manager to the the old mailbox of 1200 items.
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Never mind...
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