Delete the mailbox Database on Exchange server - Microsoft Q&A (2024)

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We need to delete the mailbox Database in Exchange server and we receive this message:

This mailbox database contains one or more mailboxes, mailbox plans, archive mailboxes, public folder mailboxes or arbitration mailboxes. To get a list of all mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database Database ID. To get a list of all mailbox plans in this database, run the command Get-MailboxPlan. To get a list of archive mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database Database ID -Archive. To get a list of all public folder mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database Database ID -PublicFolder. To get a list of all arbitration mailboxes in this database, run the command Get-Mailbox -Database Database ID -Arbitration.To disable a non-arbitration mailbox so that you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox Mailbox ID. To disable an archive mailbox so you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox Mailbox ID -Archive. To disable a public folder mailbox so that you can delete the mailbox database, run the command Disable-Mailbox Mailbox ID -PublicFolder. Arbitration mailboxes should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command New-MoveRequest Parameters. If this is the last server in the organization, run the command Disable-Mailbox Mailbox ID -Arbitration -DisableLastArbitrationMailboxAllowed to disable the arbitration mailbox. Mailbox plans should be moved to another server; to do this, run the command Set-MailboxPlan MailboxPlan ID -Database Database ID.
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CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (Database ID :DatabaseIdParameter) [Remove-MailboxDatabase], AssociatedUserMailboxExistException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : [Server= Server,RequestId= RequestId,TimeStamp= TimeStamp ] [FailureCategory=Cmdlet-AssociatedUserMailboxExistException] XXXXXXXX,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.SystemConfigurationTasks.RemoveMailboxDatabase+ PSComputerName : Computer Name

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Get-Mailbox -Database db

Get-Mailbox -Database db -Monitoring