To create a folder, select public folders tab in same page. Then I will create a sub folder named Management under Departments folder.
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Here, I will create a folder named Departments. If you create other secondary public folder mailboxes, the hierarchy is read only.Īfter creating the public folder mailbox, you can now create some folders in it. You can now see the mailbox is created with primary hierarchy. Cick ‘+’ to add new public folder mailbox. Select Public Folders on the features pane. Here I will use EAC to setup public folders. You can create and configure public folders with EAC or EMS. Folder hierarchy contains information like After creating secondary public folder mailbox, you can create public folders in secondary mailbox as well. Second, Secondary hierarchy mailbox – This public folder mailbox is created when primary public folder mailbox already exists and will contain read-only versions of public folder hierarchy. After creating first public folder mailbox you can create public folders. First, Primary hierarchy mailbox – This is the first public folder mailbox created in Exchange organization and has only writable copy of folder hierarchy. Two types of public folder mailboxes exists. Setup Public Folders in Exchange Server 2013 In this post, I will show steps to setup public folders in Exchange Server 2013. Public Folders have always been a collaboration tool in Exchange environment. You can also mail enable the public folder and send emails to public folder SMTP address. But for now, public folders feature can be accessed by Office Outlook 2007 or later, no OWA (Outlook Web Access). But in Exchange 2013, it’s nice and simple. High availability of public folders in earlier versions of Exchange was a different story. The database that stores public folder mailbox can take part in DAG (Database Availability Group) and provide high availability for public folders. This mailbox is stored in Exchange database where other mailboxes are also stored. Folder hierarchy and contents are stored in this public folder mailbox.
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Unlike earlier versions of Exchange, Public Folders in Exchange 2013 are now stored in mailbox called public folder mailbox.
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The changes made in Public Folder architecture is one of the major changes made in Exchange Server 2013.