No. Just stop the Microsoft Exchange Search Service.
-----Original Message----- From: John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 8:19 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Catalogdata files Does the DB have to be taken offline to delete them? John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:19 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Catalogdata files The index is maintained automatically and continuously by the system. The catalogdata files should take between 5-10% of the total size of your message stores and the processor overhead is supposedly less than 5%. Even after you remove the files, it's still building them - you just can't see it because you have removed them. :-) Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael I'll be at TEC'2009! http://www.tec2009.com/vegas/index.php -----Original Message----- From: John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:12 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Catalogdata files Is this something that happens every time the server is restarted and what kind of a load does this put on the server to rebuild? I just noticed these while doing some mailbox moves/ compacting and mine amount to over 10GB of space. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:10 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Catalogdata files They are the full-text index. If you delete them, they will be rebuilt after the next service restart. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael I'll be at TEC'2009! http://www.tec2009.com/vegas/index.php -----Original Message----- From: John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 10:58 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Catalogdata files Which one of you Exchange gurus can splain the catalogdata files and which ones will it be OK to delete? TIA John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
