Re: Root Partition (C:) Free Space disappearing

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Jason, I don't have ISA installed on my system, so thats not the problem. The
other log files appear to be of reasonable size.

Thanks
--
Dennis


"Jason Miller" wrote:

> It's likely to be log files, not the exchange database itself (I believe).
> You might want to check the Exchange logs, and the Firewall Logs, if you've
> got ISA installed on this SBS.
>
> by default, these are located at:
>
> (Exchange) %system%\program files\Exchsrvr\mdbdata
>
> and
>
> (ISA) %system%\program files\Microsoft ISA Server\ISALogs
>
> an excellent briefing on Exchange Server maintenance:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=272234
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jason
>
>
>
>
> "u101440" <u101440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:067CAA12-D400-4E3C-B20A-A78F48356635@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > The most likely reason could be the Exchange databases filling up. Can you
> > confirm the location of your databases and if they appear to be of
> > significant size? Remember, even if data is removed from mailboxes the
> > databases stay the same size as free space is not freed up but left to be
> > filled at a later date.
> >
> > "DennisB" wrote:
> >
> >> Over the past couple of weeks I vave had significant amounts of disk
> >> space
> >> (1.3 GB on one occasion and .7GB on another) disappear from my C: drive
> >> for
> >> no apparent reason. I have not seen any unusual activity in the event
> >> logs
> >> prior to the disappearance. I have viewed all of the folders and files
> >> (including hidden and system) and am unable to account for the missing
> >> space.
> >>
> >> Any ideas???
> >> --
> >> Dennis
>
>
>
.

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