The Client Trace log will show the following:
11:42:10.363[2396][H]: EVMSP: [Policy::IsOpAllowed] Operation: HardItemDelete, Allowed: false, Store ReadOnly: false, CanReorg: true, CanDelete: false, CanArchive: true, CanRestore: true, CanIntraStoreCopy: false
11:42:10.363[2396][L]: EVMSP: [Policy::IsOpAllowed] Exit: MAPI_E_NO_ACCESS11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: AutoReleaseSyncCoordinator::~AutoReleaseSyncCoordinator11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: EVMSPSyncCoordinator::Release11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: EVMSPSyncCoordinator::WaitForObject11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: ~EVMSPSyncCoordinator::WaitForObject11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: ~EVMSPSyncCoordinator::Release11:42:10.364[2396][L]: HDR: ~AutoReleaseSyncCoordinator::~AutoReleaseSyncCoordinator11:42:10.364[2396][H]: EVMSP: [Folder::DeleteFolder] A COM error exception has been caught:8007000511:42:10.364[2396][L]: EVMSP: [Folder::DeleteFolder] Exit: MAPI_E_NO_ACCESS11:42:10.364[2396][L]: EVMSP: [Prop::GetLastError] Enter11:42:10.364[2396][M]: EVMSP: [Prop::GetLastError] hResult: MAPI_E_NO_ACCESS11:42:10.364[2396][M]: EVMSP: [Prop::GetLastError] Flags: 0x8000000011:42:10.364[2396][L]: EVMSP: [Common::GetLastError] Enter11:42:10.365[2396][L]: CL10N::GetTranslatedMsg11:42:10.365[2396][L]: CComAutoUnlock::CComAutoUnlock11:42:10.365[2396][L]: ~CComAutoUnlock::CComAutoUnlock11:42:10.365[2396][L]: CComAutoLock::CComAutoLock11:42:10.365[2396][M]: Acquiring lock: 0x01F3558C11:42:10.365[2396][M]: Acquired lock: 0x01F3558C11:42:10.365[2396][L]: ~CComAutoLock::CComAutoLock11:42:10.365[2396][L]: CComAutoUnlock::~CComAutoUnlock11:42:10.365[2396][M]: Released lock: 0x01F3558C11:42:10.366[2396][L]: ~CComAutoUnlock::~CComAutoUnlock11:42:10.366[2396][L]: ~CL10N::GetTranslatedMsg11:42:10.366[2396][H]: EVMSP: [Common::GetLastError] Returning text: An administrative policy does not allow deletions from your vault.This will usually indicate that the Desktop Policy below for Virtual Vault is not enabled:
Users can hard delete items
Verify the following Desktop Policy:
Properties of the Desktop Policy | Advanced | Virtual Vault | Users can hard delete items
If the policy is already set but the client log shows the line below, then the policy has not properly synchronized with the mailbox. In this case, Zap the mailbox by following Related Article: 100016639
[Policy::IsOpAllowed] Operation: HardItemDelete, Allowed: false
When using the option called 'Empty Deleted Items' (after selecting Deleted Items in Virtual Vault) the following error appears:
An Administrative Policy does not allow deletions from your Vault When trying to delete an email from within Virtual Vault Deleted Items folder, the error is:
You don't have appropriate permission to perform this operation