Remove Database with Public folder mailbox. Cannot remove.

Hello,

we have 1 Exchange 2013 server. We had some issues with a database. In the end we couldn't mount the database and decided to create a new one.
Now we want to remove the database. It came with the message: couldn't remove because it contains mailboxes.

There is only a public folder mailbox database in it. We also cannot remove this mailbox.

What can i do? I know Adsiedit can remove the database. Will it causes issues with the Public folder mailbox?

We don't use the public folder.

Thanks.

July 14th, 2015 1:46pm

If the public folder mailbox is in that database and you delete the database, you will delete all the content in the public folder mailbox.  If you want to keep this mailbox but aren't worried about losing the content, you can remove (or rename) the database and log files (or rename the directory) and mount the database with the -Force switch, which will create a new empty database.  This will allow you to move the mailbox and then remove the mailbox database.  I think this will basically blow away your public folder structure, so I hope that there's nothing important in there.  If there is, you'll need to restore the ma

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July 14th, 2015 1:55pm

I dont want to keep both the database and the public folder mailbox.

But when i rename the logdirectory and mount the database with the -force switch, it give an error.

Did i something wrong?

July 14th, 2015 2:36pm

Hard to say without knowing what the error is.  You didn't think that was important?
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July 14th, 2015 8:52pm

i'm sorry.

i executed the command: mount-database mbx_dna -force

Failed to mount database "mbx_dna". Error: An Active Manager operation failed. Error: The database action failed.
Error: Operation failed with message: MapiExceptionDatabaseError: Unable to mount database. (hr=0x80004005, ec=1108)
Diagnostic context:
    Lid: 65256
    Lid: 10722   StoreEc: 0x454
    Lid: 1494    ---- Remote Context Beg ----
    Lid: 45120   dwParam: 0x888A605
    Lid: 57728   dwParam: 0x888A76C
    Lid: 53632   dwParam: 0x888A9AE
    Lid: 61824   dwParam: 0x888A9AE
    Lid: 45440   dwParam: 0x888AAA8
    Lid: 37248   dwParam: 0x888AAA8
    Lid: 41344   Guid: 8cbc188d-c8ae-4127-91d4-2f63e6745333
    Lid: 35200   dwParam: 0x3284
    Lid: 46536   StoreEc: 0xFFFFF9BB
    Lid: 41344   Guid: 8cbc188d-c8ae-4127-91d4-2f63e6745333
    Lid: 35200   dwParam: 0x3284
    Lid: 46144   dwParam: 0x888ACAC
    Lid: 34880   dwParam: 0x888AD19
    Lid: 56264   StoreEc: 0x1388
    Lid: 46280   StoreEc: 0x454
    Lid: 1750    ---- Remote Context End ----
    Lid: 1047    StoreEc: 0x454      [Database: MBX_DNA, Server: S-EXCH-1.domain.lan]
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (MBX_DNA:ADObjectId) [Mount-Database], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=S-EXCH-1,RequestId=1c4eeb20-cf5b-44a8-a230-28fd2871cead,TimeStamp=7/16/2015 6:02
   :21 AM] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-InvalidOperationException] B01A92,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfiguratio
  nTasks.MountDatabase
    + PSComputerName        : s-exch-1.domain.lan

July 16th, 2015 2:07am

i'm sorry.

i executed the command: mount-database mbx_dna -force

Failed to mount database "mbx_dna". Error: An Active Manager operation failed. Error: The database action failed.
Error: Operation failed with message: MapiExceptionDatabaseError: Unable to mount database. (hr=0x80004005, ec=1108)
Diagnostic context:
    Lid: 65256
    Lid: 10722   StoreEc: 0x454
    Lid: 1494    ---- Remote Context Beg ----
    Lid: 45120   dwParam: 0x888A605
    Lid: 57728   dwParam: 0x888A76C
    Lid: 53632   dwParam: 0x888A9AE
    Lid: 61824   dwParam: 0x888A9AE
    Lid: 45440   dwParam: 0x888AAA8
    Lid: 37248   dwParam: 0x888AAA8
    Lid: 41344   Guid: 8cbc188d-c8ae-4127-91d4-2f63e6745333
    Lid: 35200   dwParam: 0x3284
    Lid: 46536   StoreEc: 0xFFFFF9BB
    Lid: 41344   Guid: 8cbc188d-c8ae-4127-91d4-2f63e6745333
    Lid: 35200   dwParam: 0x3284
    Lid: 46144   dwParam: 0x888ACAC
    Lid: 34880   dwParam: 0x888AD19
    Lid: 56264   StoreEc: 0x1388
    Lid: 46280   StoreEc: 0x454
    Lid: 1750    ---- Remote Context End ----
    Lid: 1047    StoreEc: 0x454      [Database: MBX_DNA, Server: S-EXCH-1.domain.lan]
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (MBX_DNA:ADObjectId) [Mount-Database], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=S-EXCH-1,RequestId=1c4eeb20-cf5b-44a8-a230-28fd2871cead,TimeStamp=7/16/2015 6:02
   :21 AM] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-InvalidOperationException] B01A92,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfiguratio
  nTasks.MountDatabase
    + PSComputerName        : s-exch-1.domain.lan

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July 16th, 2015 2:07am

i see a user is available in Active Directory. What will happen when i delete this user? WIll the Public Folder mailbox removed?
July 16th, 2015 3:13am

i see a user is available in Active Directory. What will happen when i delete this user? WIll the Public Folder mailbox removed?
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July 16th, 2015 3:13am

Did you remove or move the database and log files before trying to mount the database?

As to your last question, I don't understand what you're asking about.

July 16th, 2015 11:41am

it is deleted after your suggestion. Thanks for helping me out.

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August 3rd, 2015 3:36am

You're welcome.  Happy to have helped.
August 4th, 2015 11:46am

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