Sure! Online defrags won't give your space back. Tiago de Aviz -----Original Message----- From: Zentarra, Marco [mailto:marco.zentarra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: segunda-feira, 2 de fevereiro de 2004 13:59 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Ex2K Database http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hey all Just a question about the database, and see if i´m right. my database is 5,2 GB big (in the system-manager,when i add every mailbox together) and the 2 files (the *.edb and the *.stm) together are 6,9 GB. to prevent that the database will grow and grow and reach the 16GB limit (yes, it´s Ex2K standard edition) i´ll run an offline defrag with eseutil, and it should decrease the size of my database, should´t it? TIA Mit freundlichen Grüßen Marco Zentarra Systemadministrator ONLine GmbH Unna - München - Dresden Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 4 D-59423 Unna Fon 02303 - 98601-305 Fax 02303 - 98601-601 eMail marco.zentarra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web http://www.communication-companies.de ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------