Previous Employees Mailboxes - Valid Recommendation for Back Up and Removal
Experts,
We currently have the Symantec BU Exec ver 10d software, running on an Exchange 2003 Server. I have created a Backup-to-Disk Folder for a previously named employee. Using the Backup tab, I can then create a backup just for that employees mailbox to be saved in this named employee folder. After BU completes, I was going to save the folder on to a removable hard drive - (yes, I know this part is NOT recommended, but there is no choice, as the budget is zero), then delete the named mailbox in the information store.
Is this a valid recommendation for back up and removal of previous employees mailboxes that are no longer with the company? Other suggestions? There cannot be any further costs involved, as we must use what we currently have.
Please advise - Thanks so much.
We currently have the Symantec BU Exec ver 10d software, running on an Exchange 2003 Server. I have created a Backup-to-Disk Folder for a previously named employee. Using the Backup tab, I can then create a backup just for that employees mailbox to be saved in this named employee folder. After BU completes, I was going to save the folder on to a removable hard drive - (yes, I know this part is NOT recommended, but there is no choice, as the budget is zero), then delete the named mailbox in the information store.
Is this a valid recommendation for back up and removal of previous employees mailboxes that are no longer with the company? Other suggestions? There cannot be any further costs involved, as we must use what we currently have.
Please advise - Thanks so much.
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Thanks for all your help! Exmerge worked.
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After the Exmerge procedure, then ok to just save the pst file to removable hard drive?
Some of the mailboxes are large in size, 3,176,000(kb). Is this to large for a pst file?
We have had employees quit, then get rehired years later and actually want their "old"
email and contacts, etc. back.