We have a process  worked out for removing public folders from 2013  but I wanted to check and see if there was an official guide from MS that I have overlooked or if someone else has experience in removing modern public folders.

Our process is as follows please point out any flaws you see with the plan.

1. Delete the top level public folder hierarchy leaving only the root folder.
2. delete secondary PF mailboxes
3. delete primary PF mailbox

4. go into ADSI edit. Browse to Configuration\Services \Microsoft Exchange\ {org name} View the properties of the org. Find msExchDefaultPublicFolderMailbox and clear the setting.

5. from the exchange shell run "Set-OrganizationConfig -PublicFoldersEnabled none"

6. prepare for a barrage of Outlook users getting "Your Administrator has made a change and requires you to restart Outlook" or "Allow this website to configure server settings?"

This is not a change you can go through in the middle of the night and not have anyone notice. Let your help desk & users know in advance..

Anyone have ideas on how to avoid the issues seen in step 6 or is this just going to be an issue you need to be prepared to deal with?

Hi Scott,

Thank you for your question.

We find the link which move public folder steps in Exchange 2010, we could refer to the following link:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd876883(v=exchg.141).aspx

Notice: although this is a link which is about Exchange 2010, but it was adapted to Exchange 2013.

How to avoid the step 6, we could refer to the following link:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/vytas/archive/2014/11/12/your-administrator-has-made-a-change-and-requires-you-to-restart-outlook.aspx

If there are any questions regarding this issue, please be free to let me know.

Best Regard,

Jim

Yes, here it is https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997202%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx

• Edited by Peter Gomes II Friday, June 19, 2015 8:25 AM