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why not backup the mailbox (migrate to pst file) and then purge the mailbox in exchange
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Please upgrade to latest BE 2010 R2. It has a different type of backup technology. Use backup to Disk and use GRT option. You will have no issue.<br />
Use this doc to configure it. <a href="http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH51740" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH51740</a>
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I would like to archive and purge the mailboxes, but we make them available to the other engineers and/or supervisors. sometimes this is for weeks.<br />
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there should be a feature to say ignore disabled mailboxes?
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Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 for Exchange 2003 fails on disabled mailboxes. How can I tell the backup to ignore disabled mailboxes? &nbsp;I know the backups are good because of the byte size, but there should be a way to have the backup software ignore the disabled mailboxes.<br />
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Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 for Exchange 2003 fails on disabled mailboxes. How can I tell the backup to ignore disabled mailboxes?  I know the backups are good because of the byte size, but there should be a way to have the backup software ignore the disabled mailboxes.

Thanks,

why not backup the mailbox (migrate to pst file) and then purge the mailbox in exchange

Please upgrade to latest BE 2010 R2. It has a different type of backup technology. Use backup to Disk and use GRT option. You will have no issue.
Use this doc to configure it. http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH51740

I would like to archive and purge the mailboxes, but we make them available to the other engineers and/or supervisors. sometimes this is for weeks.

there should be a feature to say ignore disabled mailboxes?

Backup Exec 12.5 Exchange 2003 backups fail on disabled mailboxes

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.