Unable to remove Mailbox Export Requests

Question

_{Wednesday, March 14, 2018 2:33 PM}

Gang,

I've run into a bit of spot where I can't seem to remove some mailbox export requests. A couple of things:

1. The mailboxes for these requests no longer exist, nor does the AD user

2. I ran into this trying to remove a mailbox database that the mailboxes existed on before they were removed

When I run "Get-MailboxExportRequest | % {Remove-MailboxExportRequest -RequestGuid $_.RequestGuid -RequestQueue $_.RequestQueue -Confirm:$false}" I get the error "MailboxGuid must not be empty". 

I also ran "Get-MailboxExportRequest | Remove-MailboxExportRequest -Confirm:$false -Force" and it gave me the same error.

When I look at the properties of the mailbox export request, I don't even see that property. Can somebody enlighten me? I'm sure I'm missing something simple.

All replies (3)

_{Thursday, March 15, 2018 7:08 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hello,

Thanks for contacting our forum. It’s recommended to use the ADSIEdit to delete with the steps below:

Hope it helps.

Best Regards,
Jason Chao
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_{Friday, March 16, 2018 3:14 AM}

That did indeed do the trick, thanks!

_{Monday, November 12, 2018 6:21 PM}

Will this cause any issues with accounts that still exist? Also will this work for Import Requests as well.