Re: 16 Gigs on priv1.edb+priv1.stm... a mess now what?

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 11/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:10:27 -0500

Miguel wrote:
>> What happens when you try?
>
> It doesnt returned any error, but when trying to mount the database
> to try to do some maintenance to the mailboxes, it simply doesn't let
> me and the event viewer reflects the same 16+ event message.
>
>>> What else to do now? Should I wait long for the eseutil /d to
>>> finish? how long does it take?
>>
>> Could be a long time - how fast is your hardware? Are you
>> redirecting temp output to another drive/path?
>
> IT finally started moving, I think that it creates a backup before
> working, so it probably took a long time before starting, its 16
> Gigs. No, I did not redirect the temp to another drive, im saving it
> to the same, I have space on that one,
>
>> You need to set mailbox quotas up after this finishes. Do the math
>> to figure out what you can afford to set and make sure to leave
>> extra room for deleted item retention (which you should absolutely
>> use). Set a default quota on the mail store (set the first two
>> 'triggers' only, with sufficient space between them) and if you need
>> to make an exception, make it in the mailbox properties in ADUC. No
>> mailbox should be without a quota.
>>
>
> Oh yeah, neglecting that its a real pain when this happens, being
> strict with users pays off, and I will invest on that.
>
> Right now it is showing some progress, as soon as it finishes I will
> let you know how it works. Thanks for the help.

Do post back...and know that this could take a long time.

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