Or, if you have the IS Maintenance scheduled then you can check the Eventvwr application log for EventID 1221 for MSExchange Private, and it will tell you the amount of whitespace that you would reclaim through an offline defrag...
Ben -----Original Message----- From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 24 July 2002 15:44 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Defragmenting/compacting priv.edb and pub.edb Ferget all that. Do a full backup, add another stinkin large disk drive, run Perf Opt and move the databases to the new drive. -----Original Message----- From: Nico Schuijff (GarantiBank International) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 8:03 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Defragmenting/compacting priv.edb and pub.edb Hello, We have an Exchange 5.5 server,SP4. on Windows NT Server Enterprise. Because it runs almost out of diskspace, I thought it was a good idea to use eseutil.exe to compact/defrag the database,so there will be more free diskspace. I've backed up the information store with NTBackup on a win2k pro machine with Exchange admin installed, but Ntbackup does not allow me to extract the pub.edb or priv.edb from the exchange.bkf, and it only allows me to restore to the original server. All I want to do is try to see if the files will become any smaller and if it is worth the hassle. How can I extract the .edb files from the .bkf file? Thanx for your help Nico Schuijff The former email address with extension @ugbi.nl has been changed into @garantibank.nl Please use the new extension the next time. The information contained in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any form of disclosure, production, distribution or any action taken or refrained from in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please notify the sender immediately. The content of the email is not legally binding unless confirmed by letter bearing two authorized signatures. _________________________________________________________________ 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The information contained in this email message is privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify Veronis Suhler Stevenson by telephone (212)935-4990, fax (212)381-8168, or email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and delete the message. Thank you. ============================================================================ == _________________________________________________________________ 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]
