Didn�t he mention that he is running out of disk space ? In this case he
would have to copy the edb to another server with appropriate temp space to
run the shrink successfully afaik.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 12:01 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: How would I be able to delete the deleted
> retention for all
> u sers in one shot?
>
>
> That is all correct. However, the information store will not
> shrink. To
> reduce the size of the information store, you have to run ESEUTIL /D.
> Danger! This utility is dangerous!
>
> Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
> Tech Consultant
> Compaq Computer Corporation
> All your base are belong to us.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Morrison
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 10:06 AM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: How would I be able to delete the deleted
> retention for all
> u sers in one shot?
>
>
> I'm not sure I understand what you did, but here are two
> thoughts as to your
> problem.
>
> First-- if you opened up your user's mailboxes, went to the
> Tools menu,
> selected Recover Deleted Items, and then deleted everything
> from the deleted
> items recovery window, then they are gone. Those items no
> longer exist on
> the server, can not be recovered, and are no longer taking up space.
>
> Second-- if you want to do this for all users without opening their
> mailboxes, go to the properties page of your private
> information store (in
> Exchange Admin) and knock the setting for deleted items
> retention down from
> 30 to some other number (15 or 0 whatever). When nightly
> maintenance runs
> overnight, the deleted items past the retention stage will be purged.
>
> Mike Morrison
> NT/SMS/Exchange Administrator
> Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Shi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:40 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: How would I be able to delete the deleted retention for all
> users in one shot?
>
>
> Hi, Everyone
> I enabled the deleted retention last month for 30 days retention. I am
> almost running out of my disk space. I think that is why my
> MTA service
> keeps stopping. It would take long time to get rid of
> everyone's deleted
> rentention if I have to go to each user desk to do that. What
> I did right
> now is go to each user's desk and then click on the outlook
> tool tab and
> click on the recover deleted item. I have disable the deleted
> retention(30days), but the deleted item would stay in the
> server for 30
> days. Is there a way I could force it to get rid of all the
> deleted item
> right the way?
>
> Thanks
> JOhn Shi
>
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