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Remove-MoveRequest

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Cancel a mailbox move initiated using the New-MoveRequest cmdlet.

Quick start script

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

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Remove-MoveRequest -Identity <MoveRequestIdParameter> -MailboxGuid <Guid> -MoveRequestQueue <DatabaseIdParameter> -WhatIf
Remove-MoveRequest -Identity <MoveRequestIdParameter> -MailboxGuid <Guid> -MoveRequestQueue <DatabaseIdParameter>

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

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

Identity

Remove-MoveRequest [-Identity] <MoveRequestIdParameter>
 [-Force]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-ProxyToMailbox <MailboxIdParameter>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

MigrationMoveRequestQueue

Remove-MoveRequest -MailboxGuid <Guid> -MoveRequestQueue <DatabaseIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-ProxyToMailbox <MailboxIdParameter>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (8)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	MoveRequestIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the mailbox or mail user. You can use the following values:
-MailboxGuid	Guid	yes	This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-MoveRequestQueue	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.
-ProxyToMailbox	MailboxIdParameter		This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
-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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