Matt <matt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> message news:uvgdPZwpHHA.596@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Matt <matt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> hello,
>>>
>>> our Pub store is 30GB, but our section in the pub store is only
>>> 60MB. We are a small section in the entire org. We are not
>>> replicating pub folders from other exchange servers. Why would our
>>> store be so large? Does that make sense?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Matt
>>
>> What else is in the public store? Meaning, what other folders are in
>> it? Since you mention that you're a small section/department, it's
>> entirely possible that others in your company are using the public
>> store, no? There are system folders that take up some space, and
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>> item
>> retention uses up space too if you have that enabled. You can check
>> out your PFs in Exchange System Manager.
>>
>> Check your app event logs for event ID 1221, which will tell you how
>> much free/whitespace there is in the database after online
>> defragmentation has completed.
>
> We are one dept. of many. So there are many top/dept. level folders
> that we have no permissions to and do not replicate. It may be that
> the entire Pub folders is 30GB, but I didn't think our store would be
> that size if we don't repl them.
>
> Retention may be set, but we have very little in the Pub folders and
> very little is deleted. I can't imagine the sys folders bein the
> bulk of 30GBs.
> event 1221 shows only MBs of free space.
I'm not sure what the store size ought to be, if you aren't replicating
other folders....but as mentioned, you can check out the actual folders
themselves in ESM to look for clues.


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