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Exchange 2010 Backup..

I have created a full backup on Exchange 2010 in Windows 2008 Backup program and it ran the last 3 nights successfully but it does not delete the log files after the backup.  What am I doing wrong?  I am running a virtual Exchange post office on a windows 2008r2 serve with an external usb hard drive I am using for the information store backup.  Also....when I look at the backup I can not see individual mailbox names but files with odd extensions.  Any help would be appreciated....
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I would dismount databases, stop the Exchange Information Store Service then delete catalogs from all database copies (active and passive).  Restart the Exchange Information Store Service and remounting the databases . The backups should truncate the log files now. I heard that the problem was with the search index service was not allowing the replication service to delete the logs.
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You will not be able to see individual mailbox names - Windows Server Backup backs up the entire Information Store.  Backing up so that you can restore individual mailboxes is known as a 'brick-level' backup.  This requires a third-party product, but the method is generally not held in high regard.

Make sure you select the 'Full VSS Backup' option in Windows Server Backup.
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Glad you got your issue resolved and thanks for the points!