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PowerShell script for deleting old messages from specific folder Exchnage 2010

I am looking for a powershell script to deleted messages from a user's mailbox that targets messages older than 'x' number of days within a specific folder (inbox or deleted items). Can somebody assist with the script?

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becraig

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Rammy Charles

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Thanks. How would I target or specify a specific folder?

We do not want to use a retention policy as a lot of these requests are one offs.

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Rammy Charles

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Thanks but is there a way to specify a specific subfolder in the user mailbox?

sirbounty

If that was to me, yes, absolutely.
I use this to cleanup a subfolder of the inbox...

I just use this for our 'Archive Folder'

$SearchFilter = new-object Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.SearchFilter+IsEqualTo([Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.FolderSchema]::DisplayName,'Archive Folder')

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becraig

For that specific feature EWS will also accomplish this using folder operations:

Folder Operations

The Folder operations provide access to folders in the Exchange data store. A client application can create, update, delete, copy, find, get, and move folders that are associated with a mailbox user. Folders are used to gain access to items in the store, and provide a reference container for items in the store.

Same link as provided above from Sir Bounty
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/dd877045(v=exchg.140).aspx

Rammy Charles

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There is now way to specify a folder just using the Exchange Management shell? This below script would be ideal if I can specify the folder

[DateTime]$Today = (Get-Date).adddays(-30)
Search-Mailbox -Identity "Starr, Ringo" -SearchQuery "Received:> $($Today) and Received:(Today) and subject:Strawberry" -DeleteContent -force

becraig

Sadly no :~(

The search mailbox cmdlet will take subject keywords etc but you are not able to specify the subfolder.