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najwan
Nov 28, 2023Copper Contributor
Exchange Migration Cross forest
Hello, I planning to do an exchange Migration from forest A to forest B and the email address will be changed. I don't want to set any trust between the two, i will simply create the active direc...
John_Smith90
Oct 08, 2025Copper Contributor
Hi,
I recently performed a similar cross-forest Exchange migration where users were recreated in the target forest with new mailboxes and passwords. We used EdbMails Exchange Migration for the mailbox move, and it handled everything smoothly without requiring a trust between the forests.
Folder structures, recurring meetings, and mailbox items were preserved, and adding the old email as a proxy address worked as expected.
In my experience, using a reliable migration tool like EdbMails eliminates a lot of manual work and reduces the risk of lost emails or broken calendar items during cross-forest migrations.