If you have deleted the user account but, you need to convert the old mailbox to a shared mailbox then, follow the steps given below: For this, execute the following command: set mailbox - type shared Convert User Mailbox to Shared Mailbox of a Deleted User -Steps A user cannot sign in with the old accountĦ: If you are a global admin then, you can use PowerShell to convert a user mailbox to a shared mailbox on-premises.
Office 365 Convert User Mailbox to Shared Mailbox – Stepsġ: Sign in to your Office 365 admin account and navigate to Office 365 admin center.Ģ: In the admin center, click on Admin Centers > Exchange.ģ: Select Recipients and click on Mailboxes.Ĥ: Highlight the User mailbox and click on Convert from Convert to Shared Mailboxĥ: In case if the mailbox size is less than 50 GB then, you can delete the license from the user mailbox to eliminate the subscription charge.īut, do not delete the old user mailbox as the shared mailbox needs it as an anchor. In order to remove the license, you have to delete so many large-sized emails along with attachments from the shared mailbox to minimize its size. In order to save data more than 50 GB, you have to assign a license to it.
But, if you have deleted it previously, check below how to convert the mailbox of a deleted user.
Now, you are an administrator who has to convert that user’s mailbox into a shared mailbox to free up the mailbox license but, you also need the make the mailbox information available. Suppose an employee has resigned or quit the organization. Just go through this write-up and get a fruitful solution for the same.
Summary: In this article, we are providing an easy solution to convert user mailbox to shared mailbox & shared mailbox to user mailbox in Office 365.