What files does Exchange use?
John Savill
December 21, 1999
1 Min Read
A. A. Below is a list of the more common files used by Exchange
File | Directory | Use |
---|---|---|
Priv.pat Pub.pat | Mdbdata | Patch files, safe to delete if no backup is taking place and no startup recovery is in operation |
Dir.pat | DsaData | Patch files, as above |
Dlv.log Snd.log Dlvxxxxx.log Sndxxxxx.log | Mdbdata | These are created when Sending and Delivering diagnostics logging for either the private and public information stores are set. These can be deleted at any time. Dlv.log and Snd.log are the most recent logs created. |
PUB.EDB PRIV.EDB | MDBdata | Information store |
DIR.EDB | DSAdata | Directory information |
EDB.LOG | Transaction Log | |
EDB00nn.LOG | Previous Transaction Logs | |
EDB.CHK | Check Point file | |
RES1.LOG RES2.LOG | Emergency logs for when disk is full |
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