Install Mailbox manager and set a policy to delete the delete items. --er -----Original Message----- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:10 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: How would I be able to delete the deleted retention for all u sers in one shot? But of course. Someone else referred him to the disaster recovery whitepaper, which, I think, covers this. 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 Schatz, Daniel Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 12:57 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: How would I be able to delete the deleted retention for all u sers in one shot? 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential and not for third party unauthorised distribution." _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
