EXPERT RESPONSE
Exchange Server public folders can also be recovered through Deleted Item Retention. If you delete an Exchange public folder item, you can go to the public folder and click Tools -> Recover Deleted Items. If you have deleted an entire folder, you can select the parent folder and use Recover Deleted Items.
Deleted items can be recovered by the user who deleted them.
If recovery of a deleted Exchange public folder fails because of a permissions issue, you can use Microsoft's PFDAVAdmin utility. If Deleted Item Retention has been configured on the public store, you will see the deleted folders appear in red. Right click on the one you want to recover and choose the option to recover it.
MEMBER FEEDBACK
Bharat, you are the best. Your advice helped me recover a very important item from an Exchange Server public folder; I didn't need to restore the entire public folder database looking for it. Thanks.
—Mohsen A.
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Related information from SearchExchange.com:
Expert Advice: Recovering a deleted public folder subfolder
FAQ: Exchange public folders
Learning Center: A primer on Exchange public folders
Learning Guide: An administrator's guide to Exchange public folders
Reference Center: Exchange Server public folder management
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