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Remove-MailboxRestoreRequest

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Remove fully or partially completed restore requests.

Quick start script

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

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-MailboxRestoreRequest
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Remove-MailboxRestoreRequest -Identity <MailboxRestoreRequestIdParameter> -RequestGuid <Guid> -RequestQueue <DatabaseIdParameter> -WhatIf
Remove-MailboxRestoreRequest -Identity <MailboxRestoreRequestIdParameter> -RequestGuid <Guid> -RequestQueue <DatabaseIdParameter>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-MailboxRestoreRequest
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

Identity

Remove-MailboxRestoreRequest [-Identity] <MailboxRestoreRequestIdParameter>
 [-Force]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

MigrationRequestQueue

Remove-MailboxRestoreRequest -RequestGuid <Guid> -RequestQueue <DatabaseIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (7)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	MailboxRestoreRequestIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the restore request. The Identity parameter consists of the alias of the mailbox to be restored and the name that was specified when the restore request was created....
-RequestGuid	Guid	yes	This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-RequestQueue	DatabaseIdParameter	yes	This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-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.
-Force	SwitchParameter		The Force switch hides warning or confirmation messages. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-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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