Re: Size of exchange database sbs2003 by Marina
Marina
Thu Sep 16 08:59:36 CDT 2004
Hi Scott,
If the mdbdata folder is telling you that the priv-files are almost 16 Gb,
you will have to do something really quick. You will have to ask your users
to do some heavy cleaning in their mailboxes.
--
Regards,
Marina
Microsoft SBS-MVP
"Scott" <mailgaway@thisaddress.com> schreef in bericht
news:uWXbDQ$mEHA.340@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Marina
>
> Thanks for the help so far
>
> The report is a total under all the mailbox users.
>
> I get the 16gb from going into the mdbdata folder where the priv1.edb and
> priv1.STM folders are and it tells me the size of the files in there.
>
> Hope you can help
>
> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in
message
> news:evHJ6D2mEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Scott,
> >
> > The private store and the public store are 2 different things. What
> exactly
> > is that report telling you? And which files are you looking at for the 9
> and
> > 16 Gb?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Marina
> > Microsoft SBS-MVP
> >
> > "Scott" <mailgaway@thisaddress.com> schreef in bericht
> > news:%2309s8y1mEHA.2740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Yes I have
> > >
> > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in
> > message
> > > news:OBB0IBzmEHA.2708@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi Scott,
> > > >
> > > > Have you done an offline defrag?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Marina
> > > > Microsoft SBS-MVP
> > > >
> > > > "Scott" <mailgaway@thisaddress.com> schreef in bericht
> > > > news:%234bCK9ymEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Thank you Marina for the advice
> > > > >
> > > > > I did that and it still the file size is nearly 16gb in size
however
> > the
> > > > > report shows the mailboxes to be around 9gb in size.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have just completed a defrag and still no luck, is there
something
> I
> > > am
> > > > > missing why would the report say it is 9gb and the file size be
> around
> > > the
> > > > > 16gb mark ?
> > > > >
> > > > > cheers
> > > > >
> > > > > Scott
> > > > >
> > > > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote
in
> > > > message
> > > > > news:%23Hel5TxmEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Hi Scott,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Let the users clean out their mailboxes and delete items in sent
> > > items.
> > > > > > Especially attachments can grow the Exchange databases quickly.
> Let
> > > them
> > > > > use
> > > > > > archiving, which will archive the mailbox and put it on their
> local
> > > > drive.
> > > > > > You don't want to hit the 16 Gb limit, as you will have to leave
> SBS
> > > > > > completely.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Marina
> > > > > > Microsoft SBS-MVP
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Scott" <mailgaway@thisaddress.com> schreef in bericht
> > > > > > news:OXdL8tumEHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > Hey Guys
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Just a stupid question
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If i take a look at the total size of the user mail boxes
under
> > > usage
> > > > > > > reports in system management under is says approx 9 gb in
size,
> > > > however
> > > > > > when
> > > > > > > I look at the size of the edb and stm file they are nearly
16gb
> in
> > > > size.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > How can this be so, already we have had a problem with the
> > database
> > > > > going
> > > > > > > over 16gb and stopping exchange so we ran a defrag but it only
> > > reduced
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > database by about 300mb.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Can someone advice me on what is going on
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Many thanks
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Scott
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