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- In Microsoft Outlook, a public folder is a folder created to share information with others. The owner of a public folder can set privileges so that only a select group of users have access to the folder, or the folder can be made available to everyone on the network who uses the same mail client. Public folders in Outlook can contain contacts, calendar items, messages, journal entries, or Outlook Forms.

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Methods for moving mailboxes and public folders to Exchange 2007: Learn how to migrate older Exchange Server mailboxes and public folders to Exchange 2007 using the Move Mailbox Wizard GUI tool or Exchange Management Shell.

Manage Exchange 2007 public folders with the Exchange Management Shell: Find out how to use the Exchange Management Shell to execute command-line scripts and parameters to manage Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 public folders.

Tutorial: Exchange Server public folder permissions: Learn how to create a simple Exchange public folder tree, customize their roles and permissions and propagate parent permission changes to child folders.

Exchange public folder restore and recovery FAQs: Whether you need to recover deleted Exchange public folder data or subfolders or restore public folders after a server crash, you'll find help here.

An administrator's guide to Exchange public folders: This collection of tutorials, tips, tools, and expert advice will teach you how to better manage every aspect of your Exchange public folder environment.

Exchange public folders FAQs: Learn all about Exchange Server public folders in the following FAQs, from configuring and troubleshooting permissions to recovering and exporting data.

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Finding the best tool to migrate Exchange public folders to SharePoint: Migrating Exchange public folders to Microsoft SharePoint requires a third-party tool. Here are five questions to ask when choosing the best migration tool.
Methods for moving mailboxes and public folders to Exchange 2007: Learn how to migrate older Exchange Server mailboxes and public folders to Exchange 2007 using the Move Mailbox Wizard GUI tool or Exchange Management Shell.
Manage Exchange 2007 public folders with the Exchange Management Shell: Find out how to use the Exchange Management Shell to execute command-line scripts and parameters to manage Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 public folders.
Exchange public folder restore and recovery FAQs: Whether you need to recover deleted Exchange public folder data or subfolders or restore public folders after a server crash, you'll find help here.
Exchange public folder replication tutorial: Get an overview of the Exchange public folder replication process and learn how to create and configure Exchange public folder replicas in Exchange System Manager.
Managing Exchange Server 2003 recipient objects: Exchange offers several types of recipient objects: mailbox-enabled, mail-enabled, contact, group and public folder. Learn how they work, when to use them and how to set them up.

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