Shared Folder - Cannot expand the folder.  The set of folders cannot be opened...

I have a shared folder, that myself and a few other users have Full delegated access from ECP.  I've also ran PS commands to make myself and these users 'owners' and I've ran PS commands to make sure the full access in inherited to all subfolders.

However, when any of us try to open the folder we get this error:

Is there a possibility the Mailbox is corrupt?  Is there some sort of maintenance I can run against this mailbox?  Or am I just missing something?  (I've set up plenty of other shared mailboxes and have not had an issue until now)

March 31st, 2015 9:23am

Try it from OWA first, Outlook can be picky at times.
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March 31st, 2015 4:26pm

So I checked with the user I originally created it for (who could open it at one point) and she is now getting the same error, event hough she was once able to open it.  Is there some kind of maintenance that can be ran to fix issues like this?  (I came from Lotus Domino, if there was database issue's there we had a few built-in tools that would repair the database)
April 1st, 2015 8:07am

Hi,

According to your description, I understand that failed open shared folder with error Cannot expand the folder. The set of folders cannot be opened. Microsoft Exchange cannot be available. Either there are network problems or the Exchange server is down of maintenance.
If I misunderstand your concern, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Please try login OWA with this mailbox which share this folder to others.
If available, please run below command in EMS to double check the correct permission configuration:
Get-MailboxFolderPermission Identity alias:\ | FL Identity,FolderName,User,AccessRights
Get-MailboxFolderPermission Identity alias:\shared folder | FL Identity,FolderName,User,AccessRights

If it failed, please run Get-Mailbox identity | FL to check the availability of problematic account.

Thanks

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April 2nd, 2015 2:34am

Is there a username and password associated with a shared mailbox?  how do I log into OWA with a shared mailbox? 

I've used ECP to give "Full Access Delegation" to certain users.  I've also ran the following commands against the mailbox to make sure the access is there:

get-mailboxpermission:

show's all the users who need it have "Full Access" rights

Add-MailboxPermission - Identity "SharedMailboxinQuestion" -User USER -AccessRights FullAccess - InheritanceType All

I've used my PropagatePermissions PS script to propagate owner access to all subfolders of the mailbox... 

all to no avail.

Here's the Get-Mailbox identity | FL (with my domain and serer info removed)

.loc... \Administrator {FullAccess, DeleteItem, ReadPermission, ChangePermissio... True        False

.loc... \Domain Admins {FullAccess, DeleteItem, ReadPermission, ChangePermissio... True        False

.loc... \Enterprise... {FullAccess, DeleteItem, ReadPermission, ChangePermissio... True        False

.loc... \quest         {FullAccess, DeleteItem, ReadPermission, ChangePermissio... True        False

.loc... \Organizati... {FullAccess, DeleteItem, ReadPermission, ChangePermissio... True        False

... \Public Fol... {ReadPermission}                                            True        False

... \Delegated ... {ReadPermission}                                            True        False

... \Exchange S... {FullAccess, ReadPermission}                                True        False

... \Exchange T... {FullAccess, DeleteItem, ReadPermission, ChangePermissio... True        False

... \Managed Av... {ReadPermission}                                            True        False

\ZAdd2exchange {FullAccess, DeleteItem, ReadPermission, ChangePermissio... True        False

[PS] C:\>Get-OutlookAnywhere -Server exh01 |fl *external*

Creating a new session for implicit remoting of "Get-OutlookAnywhere" command...

Exchange server "exh01" was not found. Please make sure you typed the name correctly.

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-OutlookAnywhere], ManagementObjectNotFoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=EXCH01,RequestId=3a712a46-2495-4b97-803c-51e3ce84d480,TimeStamp=3/31/2015 3:1

   7:13 PM] 8B5CBA01,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.GetRpcHttp

    + PSComputerName        : exch01.local

[PS] C:\>Get-OutlookAnywhere -Server exh01 | fl *external*

Exchange server "exh01" was not found. Please make sure you typed the name correctly.

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-OutlookAnywhere], ManagementObjectNotFoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=EXCH01,RequestId=45fef28a-f7c1-496e-b953-0f186bb8ac52,TimeStamp=3/31/2015 3:1

   7:18 PM] 8B5CBA01,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.GetRpcHttp

    + PSComputerName        : exch01.local

[PS] C:\>Get-OutlookAnywhere -Server exch01 | fl *external*

ExternalHostname                   : exch01

ExternalClientAuthenticationMethod : Negotiate

ExternalClientsRequireSsl          : True

[PS] C:\>Get-OutlookAnywhere -Server exch01 | fl *internal*

InternalHostname                   : exch01.

InternalClientAuthenticationMethod : Ntlm

InternalClientsRequireSsl          : True

[PS] C:\>Get-OutlookAnywhere -Server exch01 | fl

RunspaceId                         : 3ed96fde-f007-45d6-9495-48a11b83899e

ServerName                         : EXCH01

SSLOffloading                      : False

ExternalHostname                   : exch01

InternalHostname                   : exch01

ExternalClientAuthenticationMethod : Negotiate

InternalClientAuthenticationMethod : Ntlm

IISAuthenticationMethods           : {Basic, Ntlm, Negotiate}

XropUrl                            :

ExternalClientsRequireSsl          : True

InternalClientsRequireSsl          : True

MetabasePath                       : IIS://EXCH01..local/W3SVC/1/ROOT/Rpc

Path                               : C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\FrontEnd\HttpProxy\rpc

ExtendedProtectionTokenChecking    : None

ExtendedProtectionFlags            : {}

ExtendedProtectionSPNList          : {}

AdminDisplayVersion                : Version 15.0 (Build 775.38)

Server                             : EXCH01

AdminDisplayName                   :

ExchangeVersion                    : 0.20 (15.0.0.0)

Name                               : Rpc (Default Web Site)

DistinguishedName                  : CN=Rpc (Default Web

                                     Site),CN=HTTP,CN=Protocols,CN=EXCH01,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative

                                     Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=

                                     Inc,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=,DC=local

Identity                           : EXCH01\Rpc (Default Web Site)

Guid                               : eff064a5-fd31-42fc-92a3-eaa9d9703879

ObjectCategory                     : local/Configuration/Schema/ms-Exch-Rpc-Http-Virtual-Directory

ObjectClass                        : {top, msExchVirtualDirectory, msExchRpcHttpVirtualDirectory}

WhenChanged                        : 8/26/2014 12:31:06 AM

WhenCreated                        : 5/22/2014 3:13:04 PM

WhenChangedUTC                     : 8/26/2014 4:31:06 AM

WhenCreatedUTC                     : 5/22/2014 7:13:04 PM

OrganizationId                     :

OriginatingServer                  : .local

IsValid                            : True

ObjectState                        : Changed

[PS] C:\>

[PS] C:\>Get-Mailbox doccontrol |FL

Creating a new session for implicit remoting of "Get-Mailbox" command...

RunspaceId                             : d61e2b83-2fc4-4950-81f9-f2600d6cd42e

Database                               : Mailbox03

Location                               :

UseDatabaseRetentionDefaults           : True

RetainDeletedItemsUntilBackup          : False

DeliverToMailboxAndForward             : False

IsExcludedFromServingHierarchy         : False

LitigationHoldEnabled                  : False

SingleItemRecoveryEnabled              : False

RetentionHoldEnabled                   : False

EndDateForRetentionHold                :

StartDateForRetentionHold              :

RetentionComment                       :

RetentionUrl                           :

LitigationHoldDate                     :

LitigationHoldOwner                    :

LitigationHoldDuration                 : Unlimited

ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy             :

RetentionPolicy                        : Retention Policy

AddressBookPolicy                      :

CalendarRepairDisabled                 : False

ExchangeGuid                           : 50ae7ebc-339e-48c7-9c3a-7c7287486734

ExchangeSecurityDescriptor             : System.Security.AccessControl.RawSecurityDescriptor

ExchangeUserAccountControl             : AccountDisabled

AdminDisplayVersion                    : Version 15.0 (Build 775.38)

MessageTrackingReadStatusEnabled       : True

ExternalOofOptions                     : External

ForwardingAddress                      :

ForwardingSmtpAddress                  :

RetainDeletedItemsFor                  : 14.00:00:00

IsMailboxEnabled                       : True

Languages                              : {en-US}

OfflineAddressBook                     :

ProhibitSendQuota                      : Unlimited

ProhibitSendReceiveQuota               : Unlimited

RecoverableItemsQuota                  : 30 GB (32,212,254,720 bytes)

RecoverableItemsWarningQuota           : 20 GB (21,474,836,480 bytes)

CalendarLoggingQuota                   : 6 GB (6,442,450,944 bytes)

DowngradeHighPriorityMessagesEnabled   : False

ProtocolSettings                       : {RemotePowerShell1}

RecipientLimits                        : Unlimited

IsResource                             : False

IsLinked                               : False

IsShared                               : True

IsRootPublicFolderMailbox              : False

LinkedMasterAccount                    : NT AUTHORITY\SELF

ResetPasswordOnNextLogon               : False

ResourceCapacity                       :

ResourceCustom                         : {}

ResourceType                           :

RoomMailboxAccountEnabled              :

SamAccountName                         : DocControl

SCLDeleteThreshold                     :

SCLDeleteEnabled                       :

SCLRejectThreshold                     :

SCLRejectEnabled                       :

SCLQuarantineThreshold                 :

SCLQuarantineEnabled                   :

SCLJunkThreshold                       :

SCLJunkEnabled                         :

AntispamBypassEnabled                  : False

ServerLegacyDN                         : /o= Inc/ou=Exchange Administrative Group

                                         (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Configuration/cn=Servers/cn=EXCH01

ServerName                             : exch01

UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults               : True

IssueWarningQuota                      : Unlimited

RulesQuota                             : 64 KB (65,536 bytes)

Office                                 :

UserPrincipalName                      : DocControl@.com

UMEnabled                              : False

MaxSafeSenders                         :

MaxBlockedSenders                      :

ReconciliationId                       :

WindowsLiveID                          :

MicrosoftOnlineServicesID              :

ThrottlingPolicy                       :

RoleAssignmentPolicy                   : Default Role Assignment Policy

DefaultPublicFolderMailbox             : .local/ Email Distribution/PublicMB01

SharingPolicy                          : Default Sharing Policy

RemoteAccountPolicy                    :

MailboxPlan                            :

ArchiveDatabase                        :

ArchiveGuid                            : 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

ArchiveName                            : {}

JournalArchiveAddress                  :

ArchiveQuota                           : 100 GB (107,374,182,400 bytes)

ArchiveWarningQuota                    : 90 GB (96,636,764,160 bytes)

ArchiveDomain                          :

ArchiveStatus                          : None

ArchiveState                           : None

RemoteRecipientType                    : None

DisabledArchiveDatabase                :

DisabledArchiveGuid                    : 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

QueryBaseDN                            :

QueryBaseDNRestrictionEnabled          : False

MailboxMoveTargetMDB                   :

MailboxMoveSourceMDB                   :

MailboxMoveFlags                       : None

MailboxMoveRemoteHostName              :

MailboxMoveBatchName                   :

MailboxMoveStatus                      : None

MailboxRelease                         :

ArchiveRelease                         :

IsPersonToPersonTextMessagingEnabled   : False

IsMachineToPersonTextMessagingEnabled  : True

UserSMimeCertificate                   : {}

UserCertificate                        : {}

CalendarVersionStoreDisabled           : False

ImmutableId                            :

PersistedCapabilities                  : {}

SKUAssigned                            :

AuditEnabled                           : False

AuditLogAgeLimit                       : 90.00:00:00

AuditAdmin                             : {Update, Move, MoveToDeletedItems, SoftDelete, HardDelete, FolderBind,

                                         SendAs, SendOnBehalf, Create}

AuditDelegate                          : {Update, SoftDelete, HardDelete, SendAs, Create}

AuditOwner                             : {}

WhenMailboxCreated                     : 3/2/2015 4:20:26 PM

SourceAnchor                           :

UsageLocation                          :

IsSoftDeletedByRemove                  : False

IsSoftDeletedByDisable                 : False

IsInactiveMailbox                      : False

IncludeInGarbageCollection             : False

WhenSoftDeleted                        :

InPlaceHolds                           : {}

Extensions                             : {}

HasPicture                             : False

HasSpokenName                          : False

AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom                 : {}

AcceptMessagesOnlyFromDLMembers        : {}

AcceptMessagesOnlyFromSendersOrMembers : {}

AddressListMembership                  : {\Mailboxes(VLV), \All Mailboxes(VLV), \All Recipients(VLV), \All Users,

                                         \Default Global Address List}

Alias                                  : DocControl

ArbitrationMailbox                     :

BypassModerationFromSendersOrMembers   : {}

OrganizationalUnit                     : .local/ Shared Mailboxes

CustomAttribute1                       :

CustomAttribute10                      :

CustomAttribute11                      :

CustomAttribute12                      :

CustomAttribute13                      :

CustomAttribute14                      :

CustomAttribute15                      :

CustomAttribute2                       :

CustomAttribute3                       :

CustomAttribute4                       :

CustomAttribute5                       :

CustomAttribute6                       :

CustomAttribute7                       :

CustomAttribute8                       :

CustomAttribute9                       :

ExtensionCustomAttribute1              : {}

ExtensionCustomAttribute2              : {}

ExtensionCustomAttribute3              : {}

ExtensionCustomAttribute4              : {}

ExtensionCustomAttribute5              : {}

DisplayName                            : Document Control

EmailAddresses                         : {SMTP:DocControl@}

GrantSendOnBehalfTo                    : {}

ExternalDirectoryObjectId              :

HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled          : False

LastExchangeChangedTime                :

LegacyExchangeDN                       : /o=/ou=Exchange Administrative Group

                                         (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=ac8da7bc8d8c4598bfa08774ff9011be-Docum

MaxSendSize                            : Unlimited

MaxReceiveSize                         : Unlimited

ModeratedBy                            : {}

ModerationEnabled                      : False

PoliciesIncluded                       : {}

PoliciesExcluded                       : {{26491cfc-9e50-4857-861b-0cb8df22b5d7}}

EmailAddressPolicyEnabled              : False

PrimarySmtpAddress                     : DocControl@

RecipientType                          : UserMailbox

RecipientTypeDetails                   : SharedMailbox

RejectMessagesFrom                     : {}

RejectMessagesFromDLMembers            : {}

RejectMessagesFromSendersOrMembers     : {}

RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled     : False

SimpleDisplayName                      :

SendModerationNotifications            : Always

UMDtmfMap                              : {emailAddress:3622668765, lastNameFirstName:362863682668765,

                                         firstNameLastName:362863682668765}

WindowsEmailAddress                    : DocControl@

MailTip                                :

MailTipTranslations                    : {}

Identity                               : local/PH Shared Mailboxes/Document Control

IsValid                                : True

ExchangeVersion                        : 0.20 (15.0.0.0)

Name                                   : Document Control

DistinguishedName                      : CN=Document Control,OU=PH Shared Mailboxes,DC=DC=local

Guid                                   : e2a3d9d9-f579-4adb-a010-9fb7ce0a1003

ObjectCategory                         : .local/Configuration/Schema/Person

ObjectClass                            : {top, person, organizationalPerson, user}

WhenChanged                            : 3/30/2015 4:10:28 PM

WhenCreated                            : 3/2/2015 4:20:27 PM

WhenChangedUTC                         : 3/30/2015 8:10:28 PM

WhenCreatedUTC                         : 3/2/2015 9:20:27 PM

OrganizationId                         :

OriginatingServer                      : .local

ObjectState                            : Unchanged

[PS] C:\>

April 2nd, 2015 9:47am

Go to OWA, click on the user picture, select Open another mailbox from the menu. If the permissions are correctly applied, you should be able to see the shared mailbox opened in a new tab.

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April 2nd, 2015 10:06am

Works Fine in OWA, try agian in Outlook, and get the error.
April 2nd, 2015 1:10pm

Hi,

As you mentioned, please try to re-configure a new Outlook profile for testing.
Besides, try to new a mailbox and assign full access permission to another account for testing.

Thanks

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April 6th, 2015 4:43am

I have a few shared mailboxes that all work with the proper access.  This one specifically does not, is the thinking that this mailbox is potentially corrupt?  Is there a way to repair it?
May 6th, 2015 8:37am

Try some simple things first to see if it helps before you start going anywhere else. First i would try to recreate the outlook profile as Allen Wang mentioned in the previous post, that usually fixes this error. If you continue to recieve the error after you re-create the profile, try signing into the PC as another user that has access to this shared folder and see if it works for that user.

Let us know what you find

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May 6th, 2015 8:53am

This happens from Multiple PC's and multiple users, I've basically given up on it, going to delete the mailbox and start over.
May 18th, 2015 10:21am

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