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Rick Ranck
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8/27/2018
Exchange 2016 Whitespace
Exchange 2016 cu3.
In the past I was able to delete mail/mailboxes and it would create white space within my database.
I would check my white space with the follow power shell command.
Get-MailboxDatabase "datebasename" -Status | fl Name,AvailableNewMailboxSp
ace
Recently when deleted about 10GB of mailboxes the white space never showed up and my database continues to grow.
The Mailbox database limits are set to 0 for keep deleted items and mailboxes. Also, the default retention setting are set for each mailbox.
Does anyone know what else I can check or why my whitespace isn't freeing up?
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Amit
8/22/2022 - Mon
spmt
8/27/2018
Hello,
Check your retention policy and run a backup. These are the two things that can keep mail and mailboxes in your database after you deleted them.
Thanks and Regards,
Rick Ranck
8/27/2018
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no retention policy is applied for each mailbox, and I have backups run each night.
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8/27/2018
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Amit
9/10/2018
Any update?
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Check your retention policy and run a backup. These are the two things that can keep mail and mailboxes in your database after you deleted them.
Thanks and Regards,