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Gabe Matteson

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Jan 17, 2006, 6:57:50 PM1/17/06
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I have one exchange server in the organization. exchange 2003 with all
hotfixes and sp2 applied to it. I created a new public folder and do not
need it anymore so i went to delete it and recieve the following message.

"you cannot delete this public folder store because it contains folder
replicas. to avoid data loss, right click the public fodler store and use
move all replicas to move the replicas to a different server. it may take
serveral hours until the content is replicated to the new server and the
local replicas are removed."

There are no other replicas or any other exchange server in the
organization! how can i remove this with out using adsedit? why is this
coming up?


Leif Pedersen [MVP]

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Jan 18, 2006, 2:30:46 PM1/18/06
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Hi,

You are not trying to delete the public folder store are you (thats what the
error message is suggesting)?

The public folder must be there to hold the system folders like schedule+
free/busy, offline address list etc.

Leif

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Hoja, Michael

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Feb 19, 2006, 4:39:35 PM2/19/06
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Leif/Gabe,
 
I'm having the exact problem.  I created a test Public Folder Tree and then a second Public Folder Store.  There never has been anything in it and it's empty so I want to blow it away.  How do I do this?
 
I've tried dismounting the store and then blowing it away but it won't allow.  Help!
 
Thanks,
 
Michael
 
 
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Leif Pedersen [MVP]

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Feb 21, 2006, 3:46:27 PM2/21/06
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Hoja, Michael

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Feb 28, 2006, 2:44:38 PM2/28/06
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Hi,
 
Please could you give some instructions of what to search for in ADSIEdit so I can do this?
 
Thanks,
 
Michael
 
> Try to delete it using ADSIEdit.
> Might help.
> We have the same issue.
> Takes a few days before it allows us to delete it.
> I think it waits until the full hierarchy is replicated over.
> But should be able to do it using ADSIEdit.
>

Hoja, Michael

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Mar 6, 2006, 5:22:25 AM3/6/06
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I think the instructions are here for doing it:
 
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