Yup. Old memory coming back to me on the whitespace gets reused issue. And checking the value gets tedious too...
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/rmilne/2013/08/20/how-to-check-database-white-space-in-exchange/ move to a new DB sounds right. Cal -----Original Message----- From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Orlebeck, Geoffrey Sent: November 29, 2017 3:55 PM To: 'exchange@lists.myitforum.com' Subject: [Exchange] RE: SBS2011 Exchange 2010 databases not showing MOVE LOCAL ability Remember Exchange doesn't reclaim whitespace on the underlying disk. If you have a 100GB database file (MBD1), move 50GB to another database file (MBD2), the original (MBD1) will not shrink on the disk. It just won't claim anymore disk space until it's utilized all the available whitespace within the database file. -----Original Message----- From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Calvin McLennan Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12:35 PM To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com Subject: [Exchange] RE: SBS2011 Exchange 2010 databases not showing MOVE LOCAL ability ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails. Excellent! that works! Since it stays in replication mode until the move request has been cleared - I expect that means that the space on the original database never gets cleared either until the clear of the move request occurs??? I so hope that brings back a lot more space! Thanks Jim! Cal -----Original Message----- From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: November 29, 2017 3:10 PM To: 'exchange@lists.myitforum.com' Subject: [Exchange] RE: SBS2011 Exchange 2010 databases not showing MOVE LOCAL ability You probably just need to clear the old move request from the original move. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__technet.microsoft.com_en-2Dus_library_dd351276-2528v-3Dexchg.141-2529.aspx-3Ff-3D255-26MSPPError-3D-2D2147217396&d=DwIFAg&c=GtV7VYka8XzFJya76SH24R7OU_QKFTyBlklHoDMCjFY&r=WF1NZuUqAd1bRIxLFT_0wz8npqTRKjPr3_qzGO_dTx_Q3Taym2JWM42n-cKyG-6W&m=fSLgnE0acgiTTvjtKM9Jm6IPEB95qYGPMuIk9bCovqg&s=rRrwAcLNzE5XR7Y2VbtQw_L2RqGhnezMzyycBGVkrao&e= -----Original Message----- From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Calvin McLennan Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 2:31 PM To: exchange@lists.myitforum.com Subject: [Exchange] SBS2011 Exchange 2010 databases not showing MOVE LOCAL ability A client that I have managed for years - on SBS2011 - I had created a couple of extra databases for Exchange that I would move old accounts to in order to try and reduce the size of the main database, speed things up, etc. These added databases are on different drives as well if that will matter. Now - on the original database the MOVE LOCAL option is there for any account in that database - but for the accounts showing as attached to the added databases that MOVE LOCAL function is not available. What I was hoping to do was to be able to move the account back or to another database - but that feature seems gone when you add a database. Ideas anyone??? Thanks Cal Confidentiality Notice: This is a transmission from Montage Health. This message and any attached documents may be confidential and contain information protected by state and federal medical privacy statutes. They are intended only for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please accept our apologies and notify the sender. Thank you.