Trying to migrate group emails to shared mailbox

PowerShell Help
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here is the code I put :

$deletedGroup= Get-Mailbox -SoftDeletedMailbox -GroupMailbox -Filter {name -like "Test group 2"} 
$targetuser=get-mailbox -Identity Bills@carlotz.com
New-MailboxRestoreRequest -SourceMailbox $deletedGroup.DistinguishedName -TargetMailbox $targetuser.DistinguishedName -AllowLegacyDNMismatch -Verbose

**my error says to provide a value for -SourceMailbox but I am providing one by putting the variable that I created there **

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Here is the error message:

PS C:\Windows\system32> $deletedGroup= Get-Mailbox -SoftDeletedMailbox -GroupMailbox -Filter {name -like "Test group 2"} 
$targetuser=get-mailbox -Identity Bills@carlotz.com
New-MailboxRestoreRequest -SourceMailbox $deletedGroup.DistinguishedName -TargetMailbox $targetuser.DistinguishedName -AllowLegacyDNMismatch -Verbose
Cannot validate argument on parameter 'SourceMailbox'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the argument, and then try running the command again.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [New-MailboxRestoreRequest], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,New-MailboxRestoreRequest
    + PSComputerName        : outlook.office365.com
3

Did you check the content of the variable you want to use? Try to use the subexpression operator.

4

how do/would I use the sub-expression operator?

5

Have you at least tried to google it?

6

I did but I did not understand the usage but on another note I did get the above command to work it had something to do with the variable I created

7

Great to hear that. :+1:t4:

How about sharing your solution with the world? That could help others comming here looking for a solution for the same or a similar issue. :wink:

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Yeah, I just took the variables out and manually put in the target and source mailboxes.

New-MailboxRestoreRequest -SourceMailbox testgroup2@outlook.com -TargetMailbox testshared@outlook.com -AllowLegacyDNMismatch -Verbose