I recommend this tool: <http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael/archive/2009/10/16/exporting-mailboxes-larger-than-2-gb-on-an-exchange-server.aspx>
Regards, Michael B. Smith Exchange MVP & Owner: The Essential Exchange http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael From: James Winzenz [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:21 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: ExMerge ? 1. Yes 2. Check the mailbox size in Exchange to determine whether you may need to split up the pst or not. If the mailbox is close to 2GB or is larger, then see 3. Of course, if you run ExMerge and the pst ends up being larger than 2 GB, you can always run it again using the options below. When ExMerge gives you an estimate of how much space is needed, it is roughly 2X the size of the mailbox(es), but I have never yet seen a pst that was twice the size of the mailbox - usually about the same size. 3. You can tell ExMerge to only export certain messages based on date or you can only process certain folders. If we have to exmerge a large mailbox, we typically use the date option rather than split it out by folder. Keep in mind that you would then have to run ExMerge twice against that mailbox, once for the first set of messages, and a second time for the rest of them. Also keep in mind that if you don't move or rename the first pst file and rerun ExMerge, it will overwrite the first pst. Thanks, James Winzenz ________________________________________ Subject: ExMerge ? Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:50:08 -0500 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] I have Exchange 2003 sp2. I have to ExMerge out the email to a pst for the Mimecast project. This is in order to get my history up to them and then stubbing can take place. 1) Can the end user be in the email when I run the tool? 2) Is there a way to make sure that the pst's I get are 2gb or less since it seems that any higher may cause corruption. 3) Any other tips to get all the pst's out and at a 2gb limit would be great. Thank you, David This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking any action in reliance on the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify our e-mail administrator at [email protected]. ________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now.
