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INstalling new exch 2010. on the exch 2003 i have a logs drive D: and a data drive E:
on the D: i have Exchsrvr\Mailroot\vsi 1\Badmail...pickup....queue
and the E: Exchsrvr\SG1Data.....Exchsrvr\SG2Data............Exchsrvr\SG3Data

should these folders be on the new ex2010??

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Hubman

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I think that is it. On the 2003 the badmail, pickup, and queue are on the D: drive. I think if would be best not to have that stuff on the C: drive on the 2010?

Hubman

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Can I move C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\ "and all subfolders" to another drive?

Hubman

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from the article all i need to do is the lines below to cahnge the queue location?

<add key="QueueDatabasePath" value="C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\data\Queue" />
<add key="QueueDatabasePath" value="F:\Queue\QueueDB" />

<add key="QueueDatabaseLoggingPath" value="C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\data\Queue" />
<add key="QueueDatabaseLoggingPath" value="D:\Queue\QueueLogs" />

ronnypot

If it is bad, it all depends on the configuration of your server, if you have one hardware raid it doesnot matter anything if you have multiple raid sets it might be useful. In the last case it also depends on how heavy the server is used.

If you want to move all subfolders under exchange server\v14 you had to choose another location when you installed the exchange server, you cannot change that afterwards. So if this is what you want you might uninstall exchange and start over.

About the queue database locations that is right, just as the article described.

Hubman

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I just want to keep the C: from building up over time.

ronnypot

That's what I do most of the times, but the pickup and replay folders are not used, only when you move data to it yourself. So moving those won't bring you much. Also the queue database should not grow realy big, but it could if there is a lot of mail flow through or there are problems, so moving this could be a good idea.

And of course moving the mailbox database(s) and log files will be a good thing.

Hubman

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I did move the database and logs... I just moved the queue. Without reinstalling, anything else I can move?

ronnypot

You could move the message tacking, connectivity and protocol logs. Go to Exchange management console, server configuration, select the server and choose properties, select the log settings tab to change the locations.