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The Database was dismounted and removed through powershell, but the EDB file is still there
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The Database was dismounted and removed through powershell, but the EDB file is still there

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I am logged in to Exchange server 2010, with domain admin account which is member of the Exchange Organization Management Role.<br />
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when i go to C:\program files\Microsoft\Exchange server\v14\mailbox<br />
there is an edb file (Recovery.edb)when I try to delete it I get the message &quot;Acccess Denied&quot;.<br />
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it is not related to any database, there used to RecoveryDB database ,but has been removed.<br />
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I am not sure if there is a way to delete the .edb file<br />
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Thank you
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I am logged in to Exchange server 2010, with domain admin account which is member of the Exchange Organization Management Role.

when i go to C:\program files\Microsoft\Exchange server\v14\mailbox
there is an edb file (Recovery.edb)when I try to delete it I get the message "Acccess Denied".

it is not related to any database, there used to RecoveryDB database ,but has been removed.

I am not sure if there is a way to delete the .edb file

Thank you

Deleting EDB file

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