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Remove-PublicFolderMailboxMigrationRequest

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Remove individual jobs from public folder migration batches that were created by using the New-MigrationBatch cmdlet.

Quick start script

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

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

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

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

Identity

Remove-PublicFolderMailboxMigrationRequest [-Identity] <PublicFolderMailboxMigrationRequestIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Force]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

MigrationRequestQueue

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

Parameters (7)

ParameterTypeRequiredWhat it controls
-Identity PublicFolderMailboxMigrationRequestIdParameter yes The Identity parameter specifies the public folder mailbox migration request that you want to remove. This value uses the syntax `\PublicFolderMailboxMigration<GUID>` (for example,...
-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 functional 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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