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Start or stop an In-Place eDiscovery search in Exchange 2013

Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

You can stop or restart an In-Place eDiscovery search at any time. For example, if you want to modify search properties such as keywords or mailboxes searched, you must first stop a search. You can then restart the search after making the required changes.

Caution

If you restart an In-Place eDiscovery search, search results copied to the Discovery mailbox specified in the search are removed.

What do you need to know before you begin?

Tip

Having problems? Ask for help in the Exchange forums. Visit the forums at Exchange Server.

  1. Navigate to Compliance management > In-place eDiscovery & hold.

  2. To stop a search that's in progress, select the search, and then click Stop search.

  3. To start a search that was stopped, select the search, and then click Resume search.

For an example of how to start an In-Place eDiscovery search, see "Example 1" in Start-MailboxSearch.

For an example of how to stop an In-Place eDiscovery search, see "Example 1" in Stop-MailboxSearch.