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To remove the Exchange mailbox and leave the AD account active, all you have to do is right click on the mailbox in the <b>Exchange Management Console</b> &gt;&nbsp;<b>Recipient Configuration</b> &gt;&nbsp;<b>Mailbox </b>&gt; then select <b>Disable</b>.<br />
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A message will then appear to confirm that you are removing the Exchange mailbox from their user account.
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To remove the Exchange mailbox and leave the AD account active, all you have to do is right click on the mailbox in the Exchange Management Console > Recipient Configuration > Mailbox > then select Disable.

A message will then appear to confirm that you are removing the Exchange mailbox from their user account.

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Thanks VP ITS this was exactly what I was looking for! &nbsp;Tested it and it did the trick exactly as needed. &nbsp;Awarding points.<br />
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Cheers!
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Thanks VP ITS this was exactly what I was looking for!  Tested it and it did the trick exactly as needed.  Awarding points.

Cheers!

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Greetings,<br />
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In Exchange 2003 it was possible to remove/disconnect a mailbox from an Active Directory account but not delete the AD account. &nbsp;That way you could restore a backup of the mailbox and reattach it to the original AD account. &nbsp;In Exchange 2010, when in the Exchange Management Console and working with the Recipient list, if I remove a mailbox, it will also delete the associated AD account. &nbsp;I can not find any option to remove the mailbox but leave the AD account still active. &nbsp;Any thoughts on how to di this would be appreciated. &nbsp;Many thanks in advance.
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Greetings,

In Exchange 2003 it was possible to remove/disconnect a mailbox from an Active Directory account but not delete the AD account.  That way you could restore a backup of the mailbox and reattach it to the original AD account.  In Exchange 2010, when in the Exchange Management Console and working with the Recipient list, if I remove a mailbox, it will also delete the associated AD account.  I can not find any option to remove the mailbox but leave the AD account still active.  Any thoughts on how to di this would be appreciated.  Many thanks in advance.

Exchange 2010 remove a mailbox but leave AD account active

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

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