Hi, the sharepoint usage analysis folder gets bigger and bigger. I understand that the processing of data in this folder is done according to what is defined in the admin console "usage analysis" but the data is not deleted after processing. is this normal behavior? is it safe to schedule a purge of this folder? Thanks.

Hi, Usage data is stored for 31 months. Daily information is stored for 31 days. The log files will not be deleted, even after processing. Note that usage analysis processes rely on the Microsoft SharePoint Timer service to manage the timing of log processing. For more information about the SharePoint Timer service, see Scheduling Timed Jobs (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=115467&clcid=0x409). As far I know there is no automatic method to delete old logs. You can find your logs in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Logs. You can safely delete logs you do not need. For more information about Usage Analysis, please refer to the following article: Usage Analysis: Stsadm properties (Office SharePoint Server) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263478.aspx Hope this helps. Rock WangRock Wang MSFT