I am unable to remove one of the mailbox databases in our exchange org.
The error i get says it is because the MailboxDB is not empty, but I've checked for all types of mailboxes. There are no regular, archive, or arbitration mailboxes on this database according to powershell.
I also made sure this database is not an archive target DB for any mailboxes in the organization.
the exact error is:
This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes, mailbox plans, archive mailboxes, public folder mailboxes or arbitration mailboxes, Audit mailboxes. To get a list of all mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database . To get a list of all mailbox plans in this database, run the command Get-MailboxPlan. To get a list
of archive mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database -Archive. To get a list of all public folder mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database -PublicFolder. To get a list of all arbitration mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database -Arbitration. To get a list of all Audit mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database -AuditLog. To disable a non-arbitration mailbox so that you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox . To disable an archive mailbox so you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox -Archive. To disable a public folder mailbox so that you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-
Mailbox -PublicFolder. To disable a Audit mailbox so that you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Get-Mailbox -AuditLog | Disable-Mailbox. Arbitration mailboxes should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command New-MoveRequest . If this is the last server in the organization, run the command Disable-Mailbox -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed to disable the arbitration mailbox. Mailbox plans should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command Set-MailboxPlan -Database .
This is when i thought to run "Remove-MailboxDatabase" with -verbose. This did not return any verbose text. Instead it only returns the error.
this database is not part of a database availability group and all our servers are on premise. This was also not the first mailbox database created in this organization. It is the default first mailbox database created on that server however.
Best Answer
The error message is close to useless, as half of what it refers isn't available in on premise installations. Run through the following commands:
I expect one of those will come back with a result. Move/Remove the mailbox in question, depending on the result.