How to backup a single mailbox in exchange server 2010

The easiest way to backup a singlemail box is to get the user to export his mailbox to a PST file but what if the user left the company, or you need to do it in the server?

This can be done using console command

What do you need to do is first give your account the permission to export the user mailbox.


[PS] C:\Windows\system32>New-ManagementRoleAssignment -Role "Mailbox Import Export" -User Administrator

close and reopen  then console before you try to export the mailbox.

now export the mail box to a folder 

New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox Saththiyan -FilePath \\exchange\c$\saththiyan.pst

Thats all go to c drive and check for the pst file.