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Remove-MailboxSearch

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Remove a mailbox search. **Note**: As of October 2020, the \*-MailboxSearch cmdlets are retired in Exchange Online PowerShell. Use the \*-ComplianceSearch cmdlets in Security & Compliance PowerShell instead. For more information, see Retirement of legacy eDiscovery tools.

Quick start script

# Remove-MailboxSearch — 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-MailboxSearch
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Remove-MailboxSearch -Identity <SearchObjectIdParameter> -WhatIf
Remove-MailboxSearch -Identity <SearchObjectIdParameter>

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

Syntax

Remove-MailboxSearch [-Identity] <SearchObjectIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	SearchObjectIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the name of the mailbox search.
-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.
-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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