Get-GroupMemberCount

Module: MO_Module
Applies to: Exchange Online, Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

Use the Get-GroupMemberCount function to simply create a .CSV file of all the e-mail enabled groups and current member count. May not be the most elaborate task, but a common one that is more than just 1 line of PowerShell code.

Get-GroupMemberCount

SYNOPSIS

Get member count of groups.

SYNTAX

Get-GroupMemberCount [[-Path] <Object>] [[-FileName] <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Gets all distribution groups and security enabled groups and presents name and member count of each group. Outputs the content into a csv file.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-GroupMemberCount

This will obtain distribution group list in CSV export. Default path is: $env:temp\DistributionGroups.csv

EXAMPLE 2

Get-GroupMemberCount -path c:\temp -FileName DGs.csv

This will obtain distribution group list in CSV exported file to c:\temp titled DGs.csv

PARAMETERS

-Path

Path of output location for CSV file to be placed.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: $env:TEMP
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-FileName

File name to be filled in as the target .csv file that is to be used.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: DistributionGroups.csv
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.