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ZVault
Level 2
17 years ago

Deleting an entire folder in archive explorer

So , I imported a PSt file for a user in another users archive and I need to delete the entire folder that was created !!! How can I do this ? I really really dont want to delete 4 GB of information in 100 subfolders in that PST file.
 
please help !
 
thanks !
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  • colmtourque's avatar
    colmtourque
    Level 4
    17 years ago
    I'm not to familiar with the pst migrator (not using it) but I believe you'll have to remove the mailbox from vault delete the items and then revault.
    Hopefully someone with more knowledge will step up and make a better suggestion.
  • MichelZ's avatar
    MichelZ
    Level 6
    17 years ago
    Hi

    There is no easy way as far as I know.
    The easiest would be to select the "root" folder which you want to delete in archive explorer, click "search" -> "choos folder" -> select the "root" folder to delete -> select "and subfolders" and then click "start".

    You could then delete the items it has found as they all should be beneath the pst "root" folder.

    Cheers
    Michel
  • ZVault's avatar
    ZVault
    Level 2
    17 years ago
    Still leaves me with 340 pages of email to delete :) , I think I figured out a way , I am going to export this users archive to a PST , make modifications in the PST and reimport the PST's into vault into a brand new vault I create for the user.
     
  • MichelZ's avatar
    MichelZ
    Level 6
    17 years ago
    Keep in mind that the user's shortcuts in mailbox probably won't work after this.

    /Michel
  • John_Chisari's avatar
    John_Chisari
    Level 6
    17 years ago
    If everything is in the same folder/s - when you do the export - just select to export that folder/s and check the option to Remove exported items from archive.
  • Stormonts's avatar
    Stormonts
    Level 5
    17 years ago
    Is there anyway to remove the folder structure?  I did an export to PST and checked the option to remove items from the archive.

    When I run the Archive Explorer, the folder tree that those messages were in is still there (there are no messages in it anymore though)

    Steve


    Message Edited by Stormonts on 03-18-2008 07:14 PM