{"id":695,"date":"2019-03-03T13:40:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T13:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/?p=695"},"modified":"2019-03-03T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T13:43:50","slug":"considerations-in-migrating-public-folders-to-exchange-server-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/considerations-in-migrating-public-folders-to-exchange-server-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Considerations in Migrating Public Folders to Exchange Server 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\nAs per the official words from \nMicrosoft, Exchange Public Folders have been designed to collect, store,\n organize and share information with each other. Public Folders are \navailable in the following Outlook clients Outlook Web App for Exchange \n2013, Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010, and Outlook 2007. So, Users can just \nopen their Outlook clients and browse the Public Folder content right \nfrom their system. From its launch, Exchange Public Folder has seen a \nseries of updates in features and functionality. However, if you are \nlooking forward to migrate your Exchange Public Folders from an older \nversion to Exchange 2013, you need to check out the limitations and the \npre-requisites before starting the migration process.
Limitations in Migration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are certain limitations in migrating to Exchange Server 2013 from the older versions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Migrating from Exchange Server 2003<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exchange Server 2003 cannot exist in the same Exchange organization with the Exchange Server 2013. Hence, there is a no direct way to migrate Public Folders from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2013. To migrate Public Folders from Exchange Server 2003 to 2013, you first need to stage your Public Folders to Exchange 2010 SP3 RU8 or later, or to Exchange 2007 SP3 RU10 or later. Then you can migrate from there to Exchange Server 2013. This is called double-hop migration technique. Otherwise, you can use third-part migration software likeMigrator for Exchange<\/strong> to migrate directly from Exchange 2003 to 2013. This application also offers synchronization feature which can keep source and target Public Folders in sync as long as you have both Exchange 2003 and 2013 co-existing in your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Migrating from Exchange Server 2007 and 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If\n you are looking to migrate to Exchange Server 2013 from Exchange 2007 \nor 2010, you must have Exchange 2010 SP3 RU8 or later, or to Exchange \n2007 SP3 RU10 or later. If you don\u2019t have these Exchange versions, you \nneed to upgrade your Exchange Server to these versions and then do the \nmigration. Otherwise, you can use Serial migration technique to migrate \nPublic Folders to Exchange 2013 from previous versions. Refer this \nMicrosoft TechNet article for more information on this:Use serial migration to migrate public folders to Exchange 2013 from previous versions<\/a>. However, it is recommended to upgrade your existing system and then migrate instead of using the Serial Migration technique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things to consider before you begin Migration<\/strong>
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