Enterprise Vault for Exchange: cannot delete items within Virtual Vault Deleted Items folder

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Article ID: 100010067

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Description

Error Message

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_ACCESS
11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: AutoReleaseSyncCoordinator::~AutoReleaseSyncCoordinator
11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: EVMSPSyncCoordinator::Release
11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: EVMSPSyncCoordinator::WaitForObject
11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: ~EVMSPSyncCoordinator::WaitForObject
11:42:10.363[2396][L]: HDR: ~EVMSPSyncCoordinator::Release
11:42:10.364[2396][L]: HDR: ~AutoReleaseSyncCoordinator::~AutoReleaseSyncCoordinator
11:42:10.364[2396][H]: EVMSP: [Folder::DeleteFolder] A COM error exception has been caught:80070005
11:42:10.364[2396][L]: EVMSP: [Folder::DeleteFolder] Exit: MAPI_E_NO_ACCESS
11:42:10.364[2396][L]: EVMSP: [Prop::GetLastError] Enter
11:42:10.364[2396][M]: EVMSP: [Prop::GetLastError] hResult: MAPI_E_NO_ACCESS
11:42:10.364[2396][M]: EVMSP: [Prop::GetLastError] Flags: 0x80000000
11:42:10.364[2396][L]: EVMSP: [Common::GetLastError] Enter
11:42:10.365[2396][L]: CL10N::GetTranslatedMsg
11:42:10.365[2396][L]: CComAutoUnlock::CComAutoUnlock
11:42:10.365[2396][L]: ~CComAutoUnlock::CComAutoUnlock
11:42:10.365[2396][L]: CComAutoLock::CComAutoLock
11:42:10.365[2396][M]: Acquiring lock: 0x01F3558C
11:42:10.365[2396][M]: Acquired lock: 0x01F3558C
11:42:10.365[2396][L]: ~CComAutoLock::CComAutoLock
11:42:10.365[2396][L]: CComAutoUnlock::~CComAutoUnlock
11:42:10.365[2396][M]: Released lock: 0x01F3558C
11:42:10.366[2396][L]: ~CComAutoUnlock::~CComAutoUnlock
11:42:10.366[2396][L]: ~CL10N::GetTranslatedMsg
11:42:10.366[2396][H]: EVMSP: [Common::GetLastError] Returning text: An administrative policy does not allow deletions from your vault.
 

Cause

This will usually indicate that the Desktop Policy below for Virtual Vault is not enabled: 

Users can hard delete items

Resolution

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

 

Issue/Introduction

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