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Unable to move items from inbox to other folders

Article ID:924254
Last Review:October 25, 2007
Revision:1.2
Source: Microsoft Support

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SYMPTOMS

Users are unable to move items from their inbox to other folders in their mailbox or to a .pst file.

ERROR MESSAGE (If applicable):
Can't move the items. The item could not be moved. It was either already moved or deleted, or access was denied.

ENVIRONMENT:
Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Outlook 2003 Service Pack 1

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CAUSE

We discovered that the working folder for email conversion was located on a slow/busy drive.

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RESOLUTION

Followed the steps in KB822936 to move the working folder to a different disk.
1.Start Registry Editor.
2.Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\ParametersSystem
3.In the right-side pane, double-click Working Directory:REG_SZ: Folder_Path.
4.In the String Editor box, type the path of a folder on a faster drive, and then click OK.
5.Close Registry Editor.

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MORE INFORMATION

822936 Message Flow to the Local Delivery Queue Is Very Slow (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822936)

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition

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