Exchange 2010 Mailbox can’t be archive-enabled due to managed folder mailbox policy

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In Exchange 2010 you might want to enable archiving for a user but run into the following error:

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To remove the managed folder mailbox policy from the mailbox run the following command from the Exchange Management Shell:

  • Set-Mailbox <User> -ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy $null

You should now be able to enable archiving for the user.