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you need to compact the entire database.<br />
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To do this use the ESEUTIL utility with the /d switch<br />
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read MS Q317014 for more info.<br />
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(and yes this is free!)<br />

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you need to compact the entire database.

To do this use the ESEUTIL utility with the /d switch

read MS Q317014 for more info.

(and yes this is free!)


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So, can I compact the DB online while my users are using E2K? Or do I have to make it off-line? What are the pros &amp;&nbsp;cons
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So, can I compact the DB online while my users are using E2K? Or do I have to make it off-line? What are the pros & cons

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you need to take it off line.<br />
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There are no cons except you need as much free space on the drive as the size of the database to defrag it. &nbsp;It also takes about 4GB per hour to run.<br />
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you need to take it off line.

There are no cons except you need as much free space on the drive as the size of the database to defrag it.  It also takes about 4GB per hour to run.



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Is there a free utility from MS to compress and compact MS Exchange 2000 mailbox?
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Is there a free utility from MS to compress and compact MS Exchange 2000 mailbox?

Compressing Exchange 2000 mailboxes

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.