Important notice: If you remove Public Folders database using this method all data that remains in it will be lost!
Important notice 2: If you remove the first Public Folder Database via this method, the site folder server will point to a deleted object. You will subsequently need to fix that using ADSIEDIT. Refer to Site folder server deleted
To forcibly remove Public Folder Database
- Open the following path using the adsiedit.msc tool
CN=Configuration,DC=yourdomain,DC=yourhighlevelpartofdomain,CN=Services,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=YourOrganizationName,CN=Administrative Groups, CN=YourAdministrativeGoupName,CN=Servers,CN=YourServerName,CN=StorageGroupNameWhichContainsPFDatabase - In right window, right click Public Folder database name and delete it
You can use this procedure also with Exchange 2007/2010 Public Folder Databases.
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If you remove the first Public Folder Database via this method, the site folder server will point to a deleted object. You will subsequently need to fix that using ADSIEDIT. Refer to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa996485.aspx
That's a really good point. I updated the post. Thanks Steve.
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