Log files - any reason not to delete these
Hello All,
I'm running Exchange 2003. I have 23GB ofEX.logfiles in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles\W3SVC1 directory.
Is there any reason I cant delete these files? they go back several years. also, can I disable this logging. It looks like its just info of all the activity.
thanks
Jason
June 27th, 2008 7:49pm
Hi Jason,
You can delete it or can compress it & archive it to some place if you want track any SMTP/IIS tracking activity of past. I dont think you required it until you are doing troubleshooting on any connectivity issues or tracking.
You can also disable it: SMTP virtual server properties -> General tab -> uptick enable Extended logging
You can create a script to compress & copy older than 7 days file to some place and schedule it everyday/week for compliance if required.
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June 27th, 2008 8:46pm