Update: The services shut down fine. I was able to make 2 copies of the MDBDATA folder. All is well. SO far. I haven't tried to reboot yet. That will be the litmus test. Thanks again.
Thanks Dave. Does it matter if it's a flat file copy instead of a backup? If my day goes better tomorrow (than today), I will probably give that a try. Thanks again.
Hello,
My goal is to copy the Priv.EDB to an external drive and then delete it from the Exchange server. Preferably with the ability to restore it if in absolute dire need. I don't anticipate having to ever restore it, but you never know. I am going to be physically replacing this server in...
Dave,
Thanks for the reply. Great help and great explanation.
When you say migrating to the cloud is going to create log files, I have a couple of questions on this.
1. My Exchange logs are on another volume (the one that has 8 gb available). Does that make a difference.
2. I was...
Secondary question:
I don't have enough free space on my volume to do an offline defrag (MS says I need 110% of the DB size).
I do have another volume (non RAID) with about 8 gb free.
Can I do this:
1. Make a new Mailbox store on this new volume.
2. Move the existing users over to it. I'd...
Thanks for the reply Zelendakh. Perhaps I wasn't clear in my description. Disregard my comment about the total size of the volume. I think it may be confusing you.
My concern is that if I add up the total sizes of **mailboxes as shown in the Exchange System Manager** (My second picture)...
Greetings,
I have an SBS 2003 Exchange server that is using a lot of space. There are only about 18 mailboxes on this system. I am on the verge of converting them to an online Exchange service, but need a another few weeks.
My data drive (which has other apps on it as well as the Exchange...
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