Using a PowerShell script to rename archive folders in bulk

Using a PowerShell script to rename archive folders in bulk

After moving between email providers or platforms you may find you need to rename a large number of archive folders.
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Doing this directly in the MailStore client can take minutes per folder as the database entries are updated in real time and so it can become a long and laborious manual task.

To help speed up this process you can use the Powershell script available below to batch this operation by creating a pre-formatted CSV file with a list of users as they are currently as well as the new name to change them to.

Steps:
  1. Download the attached Zip file  'rename archive folders.zip'
  2. Extract it onto the MailStore Server into a folder called C:\zen
  3. Edit the included Users.csv file to reflect the permissions needed
  4. Edit the Powershell script  'Create MailStore Users from csv.ps1' and change the $adminpasswd to match the password you use for the default admin account in MailStore.
  5. run the Powershell script  'Create MailStore Users from csv.ps1'

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