Those are transaction logs. They are a sequential record of everything that happens in the databases. They are purged with a full online backup.
Read this whitepaper which explains the logs, why they are there, why they are best kept on a different drive than the databases, and what happens with them after a backup: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/deployment/2000/E2Krecovery.a sp William Lefkovics -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Exchange List Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 11:52 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Exchange LOGS Dear List, I have noticed that logs are getting created very rapidly in MDBDATA folder. I checked by refreshing and each time I found new 5 MB of log. Can someone help me in this regard, why is it behaving like this. I am running Exchange 2000, Windows 2000 and Norton Anti Virus. Please let me know if I am missing something. Regards, _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
