Exchange 2010 manually run retention policy

Exchange Retention Policy cannot be run manually. Ask Question Asked 8 years, 6 months ago. Active 8 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 3k times 1 I am trying to test an Exchange retention policy that deleted items in the deleted items after . The Managed Folder Assistant uses the retention policy settings of users' mailboxes to process retention of items. This mailbox processing occurs automatically. You can use the Start-ManagedFolderAssistant cmdlet to immediately start processing the specified mailbox. In Exchange Server release to manufacturing (RTM), the Identity parameter specifies the .  · April 8, by Elan Shudnow 65 Comments. Exchange RTM introduced Retention Policies as the successor to the Message Records Management (MRM) technology introduced in Exchange MRM was the successor to Mailbox Manager Policies in Exchange Message Records Management is called MRM and Retention Policies is being Reviews:

The Managed Folder Assistant uses the retention policy settings of users' mailboxes to process retention of items. This mailbox processing occurs automatically. You can use the Start-ManagedFolderAssistant cmdlet to immediately start processing the specified mailbox. In Exchange Server release to manufacturing (RTM), the Identity parameter specifies the Mailbox server to start the. There is already one default retention policy installed with Exchange Server so you should take a look at it first before you begin enabling mailboxes for archiving. The outcome of the default policy is that it will archive any items more than 2 years old, unless the mailbox user assigns one of the available personal tags instead. Which means the Retention Policy is not being applied OR forced to run. I checked my mailbox, my retention policy is assigned to my mailbox. The retention policy tag states the following: Retention Tag Type: applied automatically to a default folder. Apply this tag to the follow default folder: Deleted Items. Retention Action: Permanently Delete Retention Period When the item reaches the follow age (in days):

Exchange is frequently a common target for retention policies, Before we start, we do recommend that you review the following Microsoft docs. Here's a video that shows you how to create a retention policy and apply it to retention policies must reside on Exchange Server or later servers. When creating and applying retention policies to mailboxes, either in Exchange or Office , we must force the application of the policy.