Access to this page requires authorization. You can try signing in or changing directories . Access to this page requires authorization. You can try changing directories . This cmdlet is available only in on-premises Exchange. Use the Remove-MailboxDatabase cmdlet to delete a mailbox database object. For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax . Default (Default) If the mailbox database has a database copy, the Remove-MailboxDatabase cmdlet also removes the copy. The Remove-MailboxDatabase cmdlet removes only the database object from Active Directory. It doesn't remove the physical database files. You must remove the database files manually after you run the Remove-MailboxDatabase cmdlet. You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this article lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you might not have access to some parameters if they aren't included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet . This example removes the mailbox database MailboxDatabase01. Applicable: Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding. Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false . Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. Parameter properties -Domain Controller

Applicable: Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, dc01.contoso.com. Parameter properties Applicable: Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE The Identity parameter specifies the mailbox database that you want to remove. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the database. For example: Distinguished name (DN) Parameter properties Applicable: Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch. Parameter properties CommonParameters This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters . To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types . If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data. To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types . If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data. Was this page helpful? Need help with this topic? Want to try using Ask Learn to clarify or guide you through this topic?