hundreds of files in C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1372222313 - 42Gb in total - why?
We have a single windows 2008 sbs with a rather limited storage capacity of 150Gb. I noticed that we have only 18Gb remaining and started to check where it had all gone to.
I found a folder C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W
I really dont know what these are for, so can we remove them? As we really could do with the 42Gb that it currently occupies?
What are they for?
Any help would be appreciated.
I found a folder C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W
I really dont know what these are for, so can we remove them? As we really could do with the 42Gb that it currently occupies?
What are they for?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Lee W, MVP
Also, I usually compress that folder. Text files compress well and the compression of those files shouldn't really significantly impact the server's performance.
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we dont have any websites hosted on our server. We only have the companyweb which was installed by default, and we dont even use this! Can I just erase them?
Why should this server generate so much volume of logs? There are only 3 people attached to it.
Many thanks.
Why should this server generate so much volume of logs? There are only 3 people attached to it.
Many thanks.
Do you use Outlook Web Access / RPC over HTTPS / Exchange Activesync on your server? If you do, then these will generate the logs quite happily as they are all run from your default website.
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A couple of us use OWA, and RDT, but I can't accept the overhead of 42Gb for this occasional use. Can I delete them?
Please advise, as this is currently occupying nearly a third of my total server storage.
Please advise, as this is currently occupying nearly a third of my total server storage.
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Thankyou, I am very rlieved to hear that!
How can I dissable the logs, and what are the implications of doing so?
Many thanks.
How can I dissable the logs, and what are the implications of doing so?
Many thanks.
The link I provided shows you how to disable.
You won't have logs to troubleshoot from.
You won't have logs to troubleshoot from.
Wow... so I volunteer to answer your question quickly and get nothing for it.
You DO have web sites - Company Web is a web site. OWA is a web site. As I stated, you could (really should) determine WHICH site is generating the logs... you could have a problem that you seem more interested in ignoring than resolving.
Logs are important for Security and Troubleshooting. By disabling them, you can shoot yourself in the foot.
You DO have web sites - Company Web is a web site. OWA is a web site. As I stated, you could (really should) determine WHICH site is generating the logs... you could have a problem that you seem more interested in ignoring than resolving.
Logs are important for Security and Troubleshooting. By disabling them, you can shoot yourself in the foot.
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sorry Lee, I assigned the points incorrectly. I twas not intentional. Is there anything I can do to change it? I had not realised that somone else had responded, I thought I was just talking with you! Really sorry. Please advise.