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					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Finding Exchange Database hidden mailboxes. </h2>				</div>
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									<h2>Story:</h2><p>Maybe you have been in this situation before, trying to delete an Exchange database after moving all of its mailboxes, arbitration or archives to another server or database but it didn&#8217;t work and said that there is still something in the database? </p>
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<p>Now I am in a similar situation however I checked nothing in the database as you can see in the below screenshot. </p>								</div>
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									<p>I have noticed that these issues could happen when an Exchange server gets broken or forcefully deleted from AD without properlty uninstalling it. some traces of system mailboxes might remain there with database attributes pointing to the database. </p>								</div>
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									<div><div><div style="color: #d4d4d4; background-color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; white-space: pre;"><div><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Add-PSSnapin</span> Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Snapin</div><div><span style="color: #569cd6;">Function</span> <span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Get-HiddenMailbox</span></div><div>{</div><div> [<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">CmdletBinding</span>()]</div><div> <span style="color: #c586c0;">Param</span>(</div><div> [<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Parameter</span>(<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Mandatory</span>=$<span style="color: #569cd6;">True</span>)][<span style="color: #569cd6;">string</span>]$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Path</span>,</div><div> [<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Parameter</span>(<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Mandatory</span>=$<span style="color: #569cd6;">True</span>)][<span style="color: #569cd6;">string</span>]$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Database</span></div><div> )</div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;"><;#Check for any remaining mailboxes in a database that you can&#8217;t delete. </span></div><p> </p><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">[PS] C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\scripts>;Remove-MailboxDatabase a-sb-com-udb1-v1</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes, mailbox plans, archive mailboxes, public folder mailboxes or</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">arbitration mailboxes, Audit mailboxes. To get a list of all mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">-Database <;Database ID>;. To get a list of all mailbox plans in this database, run the command Get-MailboxPlan. To get</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">a list of archive mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database <;Database ID>; -Archive. To get a</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">list of all public folder mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database <;Database ID>;</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">-PublicFolder. To get a list of all arbitration mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;"><;Database ID>; -Arbitration. To get a list of all Audit mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">-Database <;Database ID>; -AuditLog. To disable a non-arbitration mailbox so that you can delete the mailbox database,</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">run the command Disable-Mailbox <;Mailbox ID>;. To disable an archive mailbox so you can delete the mailbox database,</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">run the command Disable-Mailbox <;Mailbox ID>; -Archive. To disable a public folder mailbox so that you can delete the</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox <;Mailbox ID>; -PublicFolder. To disable a Audit mailbox so that you</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">can delete the mailbox database, run the command Get-Mailbox -AuditLog | Disable-Mailbox. Arbitration mailboxes should</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">be moved to another server; to do this, run the command New-MoveRequest <;parameters>;. If this is the last server in</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">the organization, run the command Disable-Mailbox <;Mailbox ID>; -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed to</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">disable the arbitration mailbox. Mailbox plans should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">Set-MailboxPlan <;MailboxPlan ID>; -Database <;Database ID>;.</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;"> + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (a-sb-com-udb1-v1:DatabaseIdParameter) [Remove-MailboxDatabase], Assoc</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;"> iatedUserMailboxExistException</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;"> + FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server=SBG-MX03,RequestId=480ce97d-8492-41a9-82fa-93ed30efe652,TimeStamp=6/28/2022 9:04</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;"> :09 AM] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-AssociatedUserMailboxExistException] 45D30D02,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.System</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;"> ConfigurationTasks.RemoveMailboxDatabase</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;"> + PSComputerName : server.domain.local</span></div><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">#>;</span></div><p> </p><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">#Fist get DB&#8217;s HomeMDB value </span></div><p> </p><div><span style="color: #6a9955;">#Write-host &#8216;Enter your Database Name&#8217; -ForegroundColor Red -BackgroundColor Black</span></div><p> </p><div>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">DN</span> = (<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Get-MailboxDatabase</span> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Database</span>).distinguishedName</div><div>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Date</span> = (<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Get-date</span>).ToString(<span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8220;MM-dd-yyyy&#8221;</span>)</div><p> </p><div>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Mailboxes</span> = <span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Get-ADObject</span> -filter {(HomeMDB -eq $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">DN</span>)}</div><p> </p><div>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">QueryResult</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Mailboxes</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.count</span></div><div>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">CurrentCount</span> = <span style="color: #b5cea8;">0</span></div><p> </p><div><span style="color: #c586c0;">foreach</span> ($<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Mailbox</span> <span style="color: #c586c0;">in</span> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Mailboxes</span>){</div><p> </p><div> <span style="color: #c586c0;">try</span>{</div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">ObjectProps</span> = [<span style="color: #569cd6;">Ordered</span>]<span style="color: #569cd6;">@</span>{ <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8216;DisplayName&#8217;</span> = $<span style="color: #569cd6;">Null</span>; 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<div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">ArchiveResult</span> = <span style="color: #dcdcaa;">get-mailbox</span> -Identity $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">MBX</span> -Archive -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue</div><div> <span style="color: #c586c0;">if</span>($<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">ArchiveResult</span>){<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Write-host</span> <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8220;User </span>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">MBX</span><span style="color: #ce9178;">. is a Archive&#8221;</span> -ForegroundColor Red}</div><div> </div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">AuditResult</span> = <span style="color: #dcdcaa;">get-mailbox</span> -Identity $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">MBX</span> -AuditLog -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue</div><div> <span style="color: #c586c0;">if</span>($<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">AuditResult</span>){<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Write-host</span> <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8220;User </span>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">MBX</span><span style="color: #ce9178;">. is a Audit Mailbox&#8221;</span> -ForegroundColor DarkRed}</div><div> </div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Monitoring</span> = <span style="color: #dcdcaa;">get-mailbox</span> -Identity $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">MBX</span> -Monitoring -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue</div><div> <span style="color: #c586c0;">if</span> ($<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Monitoring</span>){<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Write-host</span> <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8220;User </span>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">MBX</span><span style="color: #ce9178;">. is a monitoring Mailbox&#8221;</span> -ForegroundColor Yellow }</div><div> </div><p> </p><div> </div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.DisplayName</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">MBX</span></div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.UserPrincipalName</span> = (<span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Get-ADUser</span> -Identity $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Mailbox</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.DistinguishedName</span>).UserprincipalName</div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.Database</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">DB</span></div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.Mailbox</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">MailboxResult</span></div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.Arbitration</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">ArbResult</span></div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.Archive</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">ArchiveResult</span></div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.Audit</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">AuditResult</span></div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.Monitoring</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Monitoring</span></div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.ErrorResponse</span> = <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8216;#N/A&#8217;</span></div><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">NewPath</span> = $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">path</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.Split</span>(<span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8216;.&#8217;</span>)[<span style="color: #b5cea8;">0</span>] + <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8216;_&#8217;</span> + <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8220;</span>$<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">date</span><span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8220;</span> + <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8216;.csv&#8217;</span></div><p> </p><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span> | <span style="color: #dcdcaa;">export-csv</span> -path $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">NewPath</span> -Delimiter <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8216;;&#8217;</span> -NoTypeInformation -NoClobber -Append -Encoding utf8</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> }</div><div> </div><div> <span style="color: #c586c0;">Catch</span>{</div><div> </div><div> <span style="color: #dcdcaa;">Write-Warning</span> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">_</span><span style="color: #dcdcaa;">.Exception.Message</span>}</div><p> </p><div> $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">Result</span> | <span style="color: #dcdcaa;">export-csv</span> -path $<span style="color: #9cdcfe;">NewPath</span> -Delimiter <span style="color: #ce9178;">&#8216;;&#8217;</span> -NoTypeInformation -NoClobber -Append -Encoding utf8</div><div> </div><div> }</div><div>}</div></div></div></div>								</div>
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									<p>&#8211; You will have to run this script from Exchange Server.</p><p>&#8211; An account that can connect to Active Directory with at least read permission and Exchange admin read role. </p><p>The script will utilize Active Directory and Exchange to get the Database&#8217;s distinguished name and scan any AD User Object that has this DB&#8217;s DN and post it to you as an output. </p><p><b>Example:</b></p><p>Get-HiddenMailbox -Path &#8216;C:\example.csv&#8217; -database &#8216;Affected Database&#8217;</p><p>As you can see in the below screenshot, I got mostly health mailboxes which should not really be a problme in case you&#8217;re deleting database, however I got one system mailbox that is still there and pointing to this Database however, I already have scanned the database for any arbitration mailboxes but Exchange CMDlet showed none. </p>								</div>
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									<p>Now that I know which user it is, the solution for me to be able to remove/delete this database which I no longer need is to delete this AD user object since its no longer in use by Exchange. </p><p>You won&#8217;t be able to get this mailbox through get-mailbox cmdlet because its not an active mailbox. however you will find it in AD. </p><p>So I deleted the mailbox mentioned below and next I am going to try and delete the mailbox database in question. </p>
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									<h2>Result</h2><p>Here&#8217;s the result after deleting the user in Question.</p>								</div>
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