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Clear-ActiveSyncDevice

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Clear-*

Delete all data from a mobile device. **Note**: In Exchange 2013 or later, use the Clear-MobileDevice cmdlet instead. If you have scripts that use Clear-ActiveSyncDevice, update them to use Clear-MobileDevice.

Quick start script

# Clear-ActiveSyncDevice — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Run and inspect
Clear-ActiveSyncDevice -Identity <ActiveSyncDeviceIdParameter> | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Clear-ActiveSyncDevice | Export-Clixml .\ActiveSyncDevice-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax

Clear-ActiveSyncDevice [-Identity] <ActiveSyncDeviceIdParameter>
 [-Cancel]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-NotificationEmailAddresses <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (6)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	ActiveSyncDeviceIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the device that you want to reset.
-Cancel	SwitchParameter		The Cancel switch specifies whether to issue a cancellation request for a pending remote device wipe. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-DomainController	Fqdn		This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-NotificationEmailAddresses	MultiValuedProperty		The NotificationEmailAddresses parameter specifies the notification email address for the remote device wipe confirmation. You can specify multiple values separated by commas.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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