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Number of search folders in Outlook 2007

We are running Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007 and users are not using cached mode.  one of our users is getting a message that she has reached the maximum number of search folders - she has 21.  What is the maximum and where is it defined?
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Is your Group Policy set  to only allow 21 search folders?  Are the folders all created in their exchange mailbox?  They could always create a PST file which will allow them to create more folders.  The only issue you may run into with that is that the mail that they transfer into their PST file will no longer be on the exchange server, but as long as they create a backup of that PST file they shouldn't have to worry about losing anything.  

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Thanks for the quick response.  What group policy would I check to see if there is a limit of searches?  All their folders are on the exchange mailbox and I know they aren't going to want to move mail to psts.
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Guess the questin here is how did the user get 21 Search Folders?
Did they actually Create These? Or did they just appear over time

If the user didnt specifically create them, just delete the ones they are not using.

If for some reason you cant delete them, you can have the user close and re-open outlook with
Start>Run>outlook.exe /resetnavpane

This will resent the Nave pane w/ search folders back to their default settings
SHould eliminate all the various search folders you see.

Yes, the user created them, and doesn't want to delete any of them, just add more.

I haven't had a chance to use the adsi edit.  Will get back to you.

Thanks for the responses.
Finally got a chance to work on this.  I went into adsiedit, but am a newbie and can't figure out where to go.  Do I select the properties for the exchange server and look for msexchmax...?  If that's the case there is no listing.

The other thing, is since I sent my last email she told me that she used to have more search folders, and now suddenly she's having the issue.  Is this useful information?
So I found the msExchangemaxchachedviews and it's set for 11 - so how does this relate to our limit of 20?

And what would the ramifications of increasing the number be?

Sorry, I've been slammed with other issues and this one lay dormant for a while.