whats the command to delete an email from all mailboxes in exchange 2007 sp2

Export and delete all messages that contain "TEST Subject" in their subject from all mailboxes from the DB1 database to a folder called "TEST DATA" in the Administrator mailbox:

Get-mailbox -database 'DB1' | export-mailbox –SubjectKeywords "TEST Subject" -TargetFolder "TEST DATA" -TargetMailbox Administrator –DeleteContent 

Select allOpen in new window

And ensure that you have the correct permission as per the following article: http://www.kevintaber.com/2009/06/09/search-for-and-delete-emails-in-exchange-2007-mailboxes-using-powershell/

Hope this helps!!

Same as above mentioned command, To search it from all the mailbox and you dont want to have a backup of those emails

Get-mailbox -ResultSize unlimited| export-mailbox –SubjectKeywords "TEST Subject" –DeleteContent

is it meant to move all the emails with test subject to a folder in the specified mailbox

Yes that is what it does and after it moved all the messages it will delete them. ;)

can i get it to not delete them id rather do it manually im afraid of this deleting more data that its mean to

i was going to use this command its the only one i can seem to get working

Get-Mailbox -Server EXCHSVR01 | Export-Mailbox -SubjectKeywords “Confidential reports” -StartDate “06/09/2009¿ -DeleteContent

Then run the command like this to move it to the administrator mailbox

Get-mailbox -database 'DB1' | export-mailbox –SubjectKeywords "TEST Subject" -TargetFolder "TEST DATA" -TargetMailbox Administrator

can i have it to run against the server as i have multiple databases

Try the following:

Get-mailbox -ResultSize unlimited | export-mailbox –SubjectKeywords "TEST Subject" -TargetFolder "TEST DATA" -TargetMailbox Administrator

when i run thsi the folder i created remains empty

when i run this command it looks like it is deleting loads of mail
im a little worried its deleting more than i t should
Capture.PNG

and the test data folder remain empty