Re: Exchange Issue

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From: Kevin Weilbacher (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 05/17/04 

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 06:39:28 -0400

You also need to understand and learn why your backup was not clearing out
the log files. Please check Mariette's web site at www.smallbizserver.net
where she provides screen snapshots of configuring backup correctly.

Too bad you didn't ask BEFORE you went ahead and deleted those files! 

-- 
Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
"Mike" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E56A83F7-F5FE-421E-88E9-B4CBA622DA08@microsoft.com...
> I'm running SBS2000, but my problem is with Exchange. The log files in the
MBDDATA folder filled up the hard drive. I had 7GB worth of them! My back up
wasn't purging these files and i didn't realize that i was NOT suppose to
delete them. Of course now i know that I wasn't suppose to do that. Exchange
is now down and I can't get it started again which i guess is because of
these log files not being there.
>
> What is the best route for me to take to recover from this problem? Also,
did i lose anything important as far as users Exchange data?
>
> I really appreciate any help with this!
>
> Thanks, Mike

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