If you backup the information store you will get rid of most of the transaction log files. Defregmantation of the database is for a different purpose. -----Original Message----- From: Hery [mailto:hery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:26 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Database .edb defragment http://www.MSExchange.org/ so, do i only need full backup the inforrmation store ? or others required ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Abela" <robert@xxxxxxx> To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 16:21 PM Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Database .edb defragment http://www.MSExchange.org/ It is quite straight forward. If you use windows backup on the same exchange machine, there is an option to backup the exchange information store. -----Original Message----- From: Hery [mailto:hery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:44 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Database .edb defragment http://www.MSExchange.org/ how to do backup for exchange ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Abela" <robert@xxxxxxx> To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 15:05 PM Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Database .edb defragment http://www.MSExchange.org/ The log files are reduced or deleted by doing a full exchange backup. 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