How to Remove duplicates in Exchange server?
EdbMails Exchange server duplicate remover completely removes the duplicate items in On-Premises Exchange server. Regardless of the Exchange versions, the software automatically removes Emails, calendars, contacts, journals, notes, distribution lists etc. The tool supports removing duplicates from Primary mailboxes, public folders, Archive mailboxes and shared mailboxes. The following Exchange server remove duplicates guide gives you the full operation details.
Step 1: Download and Install the EdbMails application
- Download and install EdbMails on your computer.
- Double click the EdbMails setup (EdbMailsSetup.exe) to install the application.
- Follow the wizard to proceed with the installation.
- Download and install EdbMails on your computer.
Step 2: 'Login' or 'Start Your Free Trial' to access the application
Click the 'Login' or 'Start Your Free Trial' button.
Step 3: Select 'Remove Duplicates' option
Select 'Remove Duplicates from Office 365 and Exchange Mailbox' option and continue.
Step 4: Connect to Exchange Server
Select the server type as 'Duplicate Remover - Exchange server' and click 'Continue'
Click here for the detailed steps on Exchange server login using EdbMails
On successful login, you will be displayed with the list of mailboxes.
Load Mailboxes from CSV
After successful login, if the automatic mailbox listing has failed to retrieve all the mailboxes' names then you can load all the mailboxes' names using the .csv file. However, if the listing is successful then you can ignore this step and continue to the next step.
Click here for the detailed steps on listing mailboxes using '.CSV' file
Click the 'Continue' button.
Step 5: Remove Duplicates from Exchange Mailboxes
Select the required mailboxes and folders. Choose the required search criteria and click 'Remove Duplicates'.
Click 'Continue' to proceed
Give a name for the job and click 'Continue'
That's it! During the operation, you can view the progress as shown below.
An Appropriate message will be displayed on completion of the operation.
Click 'View Log' to view the 'Remove duplicates' operation log.
Advantages of EdbMails Duplicate email remover for Exchange
EdbMails helps you remove duplicate emails and mailbox items from Microsoft Exchange server in a few clicks. By removing the duplicate emails, you can free up and reclaim storage space on Exchange. You might also want to remove duplicate items that were created due to Outlook errors and similar such issues. EdbMails can remove duplicates from all such scenarios and provides you additional filter options to customize the removal.
- Delete duplicates by using three modes; Soft Delete, Hard Delete and move the items to Deleted Folders.
- Remove duplicates based on email items Unique Id Key and body data.
- Folder wise general matching criteria for duplicate removal.
- Remove duplicates from Exchange 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.
- Include standard folders such as Inbox, Sent, Drafts and exclude Junk and Custom folders for removal.
- Retain the old or new mailbox items based on the time and date of receipt.
- Text-based log report that gives you detailed information of the items removed.
