
This example creates the primary public folder mailbox. Use Exchange Online PowerShell to create a public folder mailbox In Public Folder Mailbox, provide a name for the public folder mailbox. Navigate to Public folders > Public folder mailboxes, and then click New. Use the EAC to create a public folder mailbox To see what permissions you need, see the "Public folders" entry in the Feature permissions in Exchange Online topic.įor information about keyboard shortcuts that may apply to the procedures in this topic, see Keyboard shortcuts for the Exchange admin center.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure or procedures. These steps will show you how to create a public folder mailbox that can be used to store your migrated public folders. To do this, follow the steps in Migrate Public Folders to Exchange 2013 From Previous Versions. To migrate existing Public Folder data, create new Public Folder mailbox using -HoldForMigration switch.īefore you can create public folders in Exchange Server, you need to migrate your legacy public folders to Exchange Server.

If you try to create a public folder mailbox when you still have legacy public folders, you'll receive the error An existing Public Folder deployment has been detected. What do you need to know before you begin?Įstimated time to complete: less than 5 minutes.Įxchange Server public folders and public folders on legacy Exchange servers can't exist in the same organization. For more information about the storage quotas and limits for public folders, see Exchange Online Limits.įor additional management tasks related to public folders in Exchange Online, see Public folder procedures in Microsoft 365 or Office 365 and Exchange Online.
