Disk Defragmentation

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From: "Andy Baguley" <andy.baguley@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:58:09 -0000

SBS 2003, with 3 partitions on a SCSI Raid 5.

C: System
D: Exchange databases, and some other stuff including Client Apps
E: Client data files.

I have run Eseutil /d on the D:\exchange database with no problems.

The generic windows Disk defragmenter when analysing the D: partition still
advises defragmentation. Is this safe to do, with the exchange MDBDATA data
contained on it?

Presumably it will be safe to defrag C: and E: if advised by the Disk
Defragmenter?

I have backups, and also exmerged exchange to pst files, just in case!!

Seasons Greetings and TIA

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