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Remove-StoreMailbox

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Remove-*

Purge the mailbox and all of its message content from the mailbox database. This results in permanent data loss for the mailbox being purged. You can only run this cmdlet against disconnected or soft-deleted mailboxes. Running this command against an active mailbox fails, and you receive an error.

Quick start script

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

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Remove-StoreMailbox -Database <DatabaseIdParameter> -Identity <StoreMailboxIdParameter> -MailboxState <MailboxStateParameter> -WhatIf
Remove-StoreMailbox -Database <DatabaseIdParameter> -Identity <StoreMailboxIdParameter> -MailboxState <MailboxStateParameter>

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

Syntax

Remove-StoreMailbox -Database <DatabaseIdParameter> -Identity <StoreMailboxIdParameter> -MailboxState <MailboxStateParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (5)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Database	DatabaseIdParameter	yes	The Database parameter specifies the mailbox database that contains the mailbox to remove. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the database. For example:
-Identity	StoreMailboxIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the mailbox that you want to remove. Use the mailbox GUID as the value for this parameter.
-MailboxState	MailboxStateParameter	yes	The MailboxState parameter specifies the mailbox state on the source mailbox database. This parameter accepts the following values:
-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.
-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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