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Selecting Inbox Folder Regardless of Mailbox Language in VEX

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Hello,

I need to export the inbox for all users in an organization. However, not every user is using English as their mailbox language.
For example:
  • For English mailboxes, this works:

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     Get-VexFolder -Mailbox $vex -Name "Inbox"
  • But for German mailboxes, I need to use:

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      Get-VexFolder -Mailbox $vex -Name "Posteingang"
Since there are users with different mailbox languages (not just English and German), the folder name varies depending on the language.
How can I reliably select the Inbox folder regardless of the mailbox language?

Here is the relevant part of my script:

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$vex = Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database | Where-Object Email -eq "$email"
Get-VexFolder -Mailbox $vex -Name "Inbox"
Export-VEXItem -Folder $item -To $target
I’m looking for a way to target the Inbox folder independent of its localized name.
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