powershelloutlookpst

How to disconnect PST file from Outlook using Powershell?


I'm trying to write a script to disconnect PSTs files from Outlook.

I've been trying with something like this:

$Outlook = new-object -com outlook.application 
$Namespace = $Outlook.getNamespace("MAPI")

$PSTtoDelete = "c:\test\pst.pst"

$Namespace.RemoveStore($PSTtoDelete)

I get the following error:

"Cannot Find overload for "RemoveStore" and the argument count "1".

I also tried a different solution with this (found here http://www.mikepfeiffer.net/2013/04/how-to-test-outlook-pst-personal-folder-file-access-with-powershell/) :

$namespace.GetType().InvokeMember('RemoveStore',[System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod,$null,$namespace,($PSTFolder))

I took a look to the technect documentations and if I understand properly the RemoveStore Method expects a Folder.

If anyone would be able to give me a hint on this one that would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!


Solution

  • According to your link the script expects Name of the attached PST, not the path. Try this:

    $Outlook = new-object -com outlook.application 
    $Namespace = $Outlook.getNamespace("MAPI")
    
    $PSTtoDelete = "c:\test\pst.pst"
    $PST = $namespace.Stores | ? {$_.FilePath -eq $PSTtoDelete}
    $PSTRoot = $PST.GetRootFolder()
    
    
    $PSTFolder = $namespace.Folders.Item($PSTRoot.Name)
    $namespace.GetType().InvokeMember('RemoveStore',[System.Reflection.BindingFlags]::InvokeMethod,$null,$namespace,($PSTFolder))