Find total number of mailboxes in Exchange
How to find total number of mailboxes in Exchange 2013/2016/2019? It is always good to count mailboxes in Exchange. For example, find total number of mailboxes if you are planning a migration or if there is a new Exchange project going on. It’s also possible that the customer or an external team wants to know how many mailboxes are active in the organization. In this article, you will learn how to find the total number in Exchange with PowerShell.
Naming convention
Before we start, let’s understand the naming convention. In Exchange Admin Center (EAC) it will show as:
- Mailboxes
- Resources
- Shared
In PowerShell (Exchange Management Shell) it will show as:
- Usermailbox
- Roommailbox
- Sharedmailbox
Find total number user mailboxes
Run Exchange Management Shell as administrator. Run the cmdlet to get the total user mailbox count.
1 2 | [PS] C:\>(Get-Recipient -RecipientTypeDetails usermailbox -ResultSize Unlimited).count 33 |
In the Exchange Admin Center, navigate to recipients and follow with mailboxes in the tab. Down below we can see the total count.
Find total number resources mailboxes
Get total room mailbox count, run the cmdlet.
1 2 | [PS] C:\>(Get-Recipient -RecipientTypeDetails roommailbox -ResultSize Unlimited).count 3 |
In the Exchange Admin Center, navigate to recipients and follow with resources in the tab. Down below we can see the total count.
Find total number shared mailboxes
As of last, get total shared mailbox count.
1 2 | [PS] C:\>(Get-Recipient -RecipientTypeDetails sharedmailbox -ResultSize Unlimited).count 3 |
In the Exchange Admin Center, navigate to recipients and follow with shared in the tab. Down below we can see the total count.
Now that we know how to check the mailboxes count, how do you count mailboxes in Exchange Server? Do you use Exchange Admin Center or Exchange Management Shell?
Keep reading: Count mailboxes per database in Exchange with PowerShell »
Conclusion
You learned how to find total number of mailboxes in Exchange. We can get the total count of mailboxes in Exchange in two ways. One way is with Exchange Admin Center and the other way is with PowerShell. Both will work.
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