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This cmdlet is available in on-premises Exchange and in the cloud-based service. Some parameters and settings may be exclusive to one environment or the other.

1. If you are using the Outlook 2007, you will get the Properties of for 'Personal Folders' instead of Data File Properties from the right-clicking menu. Step 2: In the Folder Properties dialog box, please click the Folder Size button. Then in the Folder Size dialog box, you can easily check the mailbox size and the sizes of each subfolder.
2. In Outlook 2007, the maximum size of a Unicode ost-file has been limited to 20GB. In Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and Microsoft 365, this limit is set to 50GB. Although you can increase this limit beyond 50GB, it is not recommended to do so due to possible performance concerns.

Use the Get-MailboxFolderStatistics cmdlet to retrieve information about the folders in a specified mailbox, including the number and size of items in the folder, the folder name and ID, and other information. Note: In Exchange Online PowerShell, we recommend that you use the Get-EXOMailboxFolderStatistics cmdlet instead of this cmdlet. How to Check the Size of Your Mailbox in Outlook 2013. All your mail is actually stored in a single file for each mailbox, to see the size of the file right click on the mailbox in the left hand pane and select Data File Properties from the context menu. You will then see a dialog appear, here you will find a Folder Size button which we need. In Outlook, choose File Tools Mailbox Cleanup. Do any of the following: View the total size of your mailbox and of individual folders within it. Find items older than a certain date or larger than a certain size.

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Use the Get-MailboxFolderStatistics cmdlet to retrieve information about the folders in a specified mailbox, including the number and size of items in the folder, the folder name and ID, and other information.

Note: In Exchange Online PowerShell, we recommend that you use the Get-EXOMailboxFolderStatistics cmdlet instead of this cmdlet. For more information, see Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this topic lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not 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.

A mailbox can have hidden items that are never visible to the user and are only used by applications. The Get-MailboxFolderStatistics cmdlet can return hidden items for the following values: FolderSize, FolderAndSubfolderSize, ItemsInFolder and ItemsInFolderAndSubfolders.

The Get-MailboxFolderStatistics cmdlet shouldn't be confused with the Get-MailboxStatistics cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

This example doesn't specify the FolderScope parameter and retrieves all the information about the user Chris in the Contoso domain.

Example 2

This example uses the FolderScope parameter to view the statistics for calendar folders for the user Chris.

Example 3

This example uses the Archive switch to view the statistics for Ayla's archive.

Example 4

This example uses the IncludeAnalysis switch to view the statistics of Tony's Recoverable Items folder.

Example 5

This example uses the FolderScope parameter to view inbox folders statistics for all mailboxes.

Parameters

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The Archive switch specifies whether to return the usage statistics of the archive associated with the mailbox or mail user. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

Typically, you use the DiagnosticInfo parameter only at the request of Microsoft Customer Service and Support to troubleshoot problems.

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

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.

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The FolderScope parameter specifies the scope of the search by folder type. Valid parameter values include:

• All
• Archive: Exchange 2016 or later.
• Calendar
• Contacts
• ConversationHistory
• DeletedItems
• Drafts
• Inbox
• JunkEmail
• Journal
• LegacyArchiveJournals: Exchange 2013 or later.
• ManagedCustomFolder: Returns output for all managed custom folders.
• NonIpmRoot: Exchange 2013 or later.
• Notes
• Outbox
• Personal
• RecoverableItems: Returns output for the Recoverable Items folder and the Deletions, DiscoveryHolds, Purges, and Versions subfolders.
• RssSubscriptions
• SentItems
• SyncIssues
• Tasks

The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the mailbox or mail user. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the mailbox or mail user. For example:

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• Name
• Alias
• Distinguished name (DN)
• Canonical DN
• DomainUsername
• Email address
• GUID
• LegacyExchangeDN
• SamAccountName
• User ID or user principal name (UPN)

The IncludeAnalysis switch specifies whether to scan all items within a folder and return statistics related to the folder and item size. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

You should use this switch for troubleshooting purposes, because the command might take a long time to complete.

The IncludeOldestAndNewestItems switch specifies whether to return the dates of the oldest and newest items in each folder. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The IncludeSoftDeletedRecipients switch specifies whether to include soft deleted mailboxes in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Soft-deleted mailboxes are deleted mailboxes that are still recoverable.

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Inputs

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.

Outputs

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.