You have tried to select too many rows error when selecting many items in a folder in OWA

Original KB number:   2394261

Symptoms

When you use OWA for Exchange Server 2010 SP1 and try to select a large number of items in a folder, you receive the following error:

You've tried to select too many rows. Select fewer rows and try again.

Cause

This behavior is by design.

Resolution

Select a maximum of 40 items in a folder for any actions required, such as Copy To Folder or Move operations.

More information

This problem does not occur in the original release version of Exchange Server 2010.

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