Thanks for the response. I am doing a full backup using NTBackup. I am going to Backup Tab I Expand The Microsoft Exchange Server Select the server Select the Store And start the backup. I just did one this morning at 10:47 central time and it completed with out a problem. Here is the log from NTBackup.exe Backup Status Operation: Backup Active backup destination: File Media name: "ExchangeJen.bkf created 1/16/2006 at 10:44 AM" Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1. Backup of "BMC6300\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group" Backup set #1 on media #1 Backup description: "Set created 1/16/2006 at 10:44 AM" Media name: "ExchangeJen.bkf created 1/16/2006 at 10:44 AM" Backup Type: Normal Backup started on 1/16/2006 at 10:44 AM. Backup completed on 1/16/2006 at 11:12 AM. Directories: 4 Files: 25 Bytes: 7,578,168,022 Time: 28 minutes and 10 seconds ---------------------- Todd M Zajicek Interactive Technology Group www.iatgroup.com Office; 763-427-9399 Cell; 763-438-9399 -----Original Message----- From: John T (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:27 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Exchange Log Files http://www.MSExchange.org/ Are you doing a full backup of the IS using NTBackup? If so, what does the backup log say? John T eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd Zajicek [mailto:toddz@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 12:21 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Exchange Log Files > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Hello; > I have an Exchange 2003 server and have been doing backups of the > Exchange store since I started the server about 2 years ago. The > middle of December, 2005, my backups failed and I stopped backing up > the store until I purchased a new backup unit. > I noticed that my hard drive was filling up very fast. I checked my > log files in the MDBDATA directory and the files were not being > deleted because I was not backing up . I deleted several of the files > to free up about 3 gig of space. > I started backing up shortly after and noticed that since I restarted > my backups, using Microsoft Server 2003 Backup, I noticed that my log > files are not being deleted. I still have log files that are going > back to December 20, 2005. > Any thoughts? > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > ------------------------------------------------------ > Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: > http://www.techgenix.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: > johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: toddz@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx