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Hello,
I need to delete all emails from X sender in specific folders in a user's email (e.g. Archive, but not Inbox). How can I specify the specific folder in the mailbox to delete from? I am using New-ComplianceSearch PowerShell function for Exchange Online. I am able to delete from all folders, but I can't do that.
Also, the main issue is the majority of emails (96/100GB) are on the Online Archive from Microsoft. I would really need to be specifying that.
Is there any way to do this?
`
$Search=New-ComplianceSearch -Name "<name>" -ExchangeLocation <recip email> -ContentMatchQuery '(From:"<send email>")'
Start-ComplianceSearch -Identity $Search.Identity
New-ComplianceSearchAction -SearchName "$Search" -Purge -PurgeType <Soft/Hard>Delete
`
Thank you
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Here is a link with detailed information on this topic for your reference: Use Content search for targeted collections
In short, you may specify folder by using folder ID in the Search.
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While there probably isn't much choice, now, this solution is so annoying. Consider the scenario:
So now we have to collect all the IDs for each person's mailbox and add the rules to the KQL.
The solution needs the ability to exclude specified "well-known folders". The folderid for each person for the same "well known folder" is different.
Insult to injury is that the purge options are limited to small numbers across. So if someone has 20 or 30 in their mailbox, the Action won't be able to target those items, unless we exclude their not-so-well-known folders....
Hi there,
You can try the Perform eDiscovery against specific folders only. We have an option to do so, via the so-called targetted collections. In a nutshell, you provide the binary-encoded folderId and use it as you would use any other search property
Here is a link for a detailed description of the process that you must follow.
Use Content search for targeted collections https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/use-content-search-for-targeted-collections?view=o365-worldwide
Perform eDiscovery against specific folders only https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/perform-ediscovery-against-specific-folders-only/m-p/75600
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