unable to reclaim disk space after moving user inbox content
HiThis is my first ever posting. But I can really use some help. I support an exchange server 2003 std ed.6.5 sp2 on a 2003 std ed server, resources are getting scarce.And I desperately need to get a grip on disk usageI convinced one of the users to move much (over 2gig) of the old mail from his In box, at his desktop using outlook 2003, to data folders residing on a mapped share on a file server. ..He now has easy access to his goodies, I can keep an eye on them, And the concept is easier for him to understand then archiving, (Hes an attorney). I see the corresponding pst files on the file server getting bigger, reflecting use. And I see the users mail box smaller by a corresponding amt ...But when I check disk use in windows I see no changeIve since preformed a regular backup of the mail store and it looks to be the same size as a prev. backup ?????..Several nights have passed, allowing for online defrags, So now Im not sure what to doafraid of offline defragsand since I could easily be missing something obvious.. ANY THOUGHTS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.. Thanks
May 27th, 2007 10:25pm

The on-line defragmentation will not reclaim white space. For this you will need to perform an off-line defragmentation. It's a safe operation and you can include the /b command line option to take a backup of your original database if you are concerned about it. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/192185 Tony www.activedir.org
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May 28th, 2007 12:04am

Thank you for your thoughts, But with only 2 gigs of remaining space to work with I expect to be living life with my fingers crossed for some time. Couple of additional questions though, Is the process of archiving functionally the same as simply moving mail into an external data folder??.(with respect to the data store). And will exchange make good use of all that white space. thanks again for your time.
May 29th, 2007 2:05am

> But with only 2 gigs of remaining space to work with I expect to be living life with my fingers crossed for some time TM: You can perform the defrag using a mapped drive to another machine with sufficient space. Slower, but effective. > Is the process of archiving functionally the same as simply moving mail into an external data folder??. TM: Depends what you mean by archiving. Outlook by default prompts for you to archive.This archive is a *.PST file (Personal Folder). 3rd Party archiving options are available (e.g. Quest Archive Manager), but I don't thing you are refering to those? > And will exchange make good use of all that white space. TM: Yes, indeed. Exchange will re-use the white space as more data is written to the store. Tony www.activedir.org
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May 30th, 2007 4:50am

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