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Remove-PublicFolder

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Remove an existing public folder. The Remove-PublicFolder cmdlet removes the public folder data from all servers in your organization.

Quick start script

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

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

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

Syntax

Remove-PublicFolder [-Identity] <PublicFolderIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Mailbox <MailboxIdParameter>]
 [-Recurse]
 [-Server <ServerIdParameter>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (7)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	PublicFolderIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the name and path of the public folder you want to remove. A valid value uses the syntax: `\Level1\Level2\...\LevenN\PublicFolder`. For example, `"\Customer Discussion"` or...
-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.
-Mailbox	MailboxIdParameter		This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
-Recurse	SwitchParameter		The Recurse switch specifies whether all subfolders of the specified folder should also be removed. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-Server	ServerIdParameter		The Server parameter specifies the Exchange server where you want to run this command. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the server. For example:
-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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