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Got this error when trying to remove my last Exchange 2010 server:
The public folder database 'Public Folder Database 1190403426' cannot be deleted.
Public Folder Database 1190403426
Failed
Error:
The public folder database "Public Folder Database 1190403426" contains folder replicas. Before deleting the public folder database, remove the folders or move the replicas to another public folder database. For detailed instructions about how to remove a public folder database, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=81409&clcid=0x409.
SOLUTION
Remove the Public Folder from ADSIEDIT using the following steps:
1. Connect to your domain controller
2. Click Start and type Adsiedit to open ADSIEdit
3. Right Click on ADSI Edit and click connect
4. In the Select a well known Naming Context: dropdown select Configuration and Navigate to:
CN=Configuration,DC=contoso,DC=com
CN=Services
CN=Microsoft Exchange
CN=Your Org Name
CN=Administrative Groups
CN=Exchange Administrative Group.
CN=Databases
CN=Public Folder Database 1190403426
Right Click on the Public Folder Database in question and Delete it