Unable to enable Archive for user

We recently migrated from Exchange 2007 to 2013, the next step is to start using the archive feature available in 2013. However, one of the test users is presenting a problem, when I try to enable archiving I get this

Mailbox 'User Name' can't be archive-enabled because it has a managed folder mailbox policy assigned. Archives are supported only with a retention policy, the messaging records management (MRM) feature introduced in Exchange 2010.

We did not use Exchange 2010 at any point, so I don't understand where this could be coming from.

I found multiple articles talking about this in Exchange 201, and a number of responses saying run this

Set-Mailbox user -ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy $null

When I tried running it, I got this result

A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy'.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-Mailbox], ParameterBindingException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Set-Mailbox
    + PSComputerName        : server.domain.com
Can anyone advise how I resolve this? I have a feeling I am going to come across this on multiple users...

March 25th, 2015 12:19pm

Try:

Set-Mailbox <user> -RemoveManagedFolderAndPolicy $true

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123981%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx

If it fails, drop the $true.  I haven't used this switch before, so I don't know off hand if it needs the value or not.

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March 25th, 2015 3:27pm

Set-Mailbox <user> -RemoveManagedFolderAndPolicy

worked, it did not like the $true version

Thank you

March 25th, 2015 3:48pm

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