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Update-StoreMailboxState

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Update-*

Synchronize the mailbox state for a mailbox in the Exchange mailbox store with the state of the corresponding Active Directory user account.

Quick start script

# Update-StoreMailboxState — 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-StoreMailboxState
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Update-StoreMailboxState -Database <DatabaseIdParameter> -Identity <StoreMailboxIdParameter> -WhatIf
Update-StoreMailboxState -Database <DatabaseIdParameter> -Identity <StoreMailboxIdParameter>

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

Syntax

Update-StoreMailboxState -Database <DatabaseIdParameter> -Identity <StoreMailboxIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Database	DatabaseIdParameter	yes	The Database parameter specifies the mailbox database that contains the mailbox. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the database. For example:
-Identity	StoreMailboxIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the mailbox that you want to update. Use the mailbox GUID as the value for this parameter.
-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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