Necessary? Absolutely not. _____ From: Pete Hartman [mailto:pdch@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:46 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Soka|Defag|Frequency http://www.MSExchange.org/ What if one archives a couple of gig of email. Is it necessary to do an off-line defrag? Thanks! _____ From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:michael@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:08 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Soka|Defag|Frequency http://www.MSExchange.org/ That only applies to Standard Edition. An Exchange administrator should be aware of that limit, and should plan for it. If your organization needs more than 16 GB of mailbox storage - then you should buy it. Not defrag the database. _____ From: P. Kay [mailto:pkay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:49 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Soka|Defag|Frequency http://www.MSExchange.org/ If you DON'T do an offline defrag (assuming you are using Exchange Standard, not Enterprise) Exchange will crash when it gets beyond 16GB limit. I know because mine crashed. We purchased PerfectDisk 7 for Exchange, which enables scheduling of offline defrags. P. Kay Nuernberger Systems Analyst/Exchange Administrator City of Decatur - MIS Dept. 217-424-2754, Ext. 315 217-424-2770 - Fax