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Move-AddressList

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Move-*

Move an existing address list to a new container under the root address list.

Quick start script

# Move-AddressList — 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
Move-AddressList -Identity <AddressListIdParameter> -Target <AddressListIdParameter> | Format-List

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

Syntax

Move-AddressList [-Identity] <AddressListIdParameter> -Target <AddressListIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (5)

ParameterTypeRequiredWhat it controls
-Identity AddressListIdParameter yes The Identity parameter specifies the address list that you want to move. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the address list. For example:
-Target AddressListIdParameter yes The Container parameter specifies where to move the address list. Valid input for this parameter is under the root "\\" (also known as All Address Lists) or under an existing address list. You can use any value that...
-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 The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name...
-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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