Hi All, I just got a growing problem in my Exchange Server 2007 SP1 CCR mailbox server role, the free space is getting lesser and lesser every week and now it has reach 20% low I've separated the transaction log partition already (per storage group per partition) and now they're fine I have moved the top 2 mailbox in this DB partition but somehow it is still not decreased ? any help and suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks/* Server Support Specialist */

To reduce database size, please make sure that there’s enough white space to reduce Online defragmentation has completed a full pass on the database; Review the Application log for event 1221 to make sure that online maintenance finished successfully If there’s massive white space to free, you can: · Create a new database, move mailboxes into the new database, and then remove the old one · Perform offline defragmentation on the database How to defragment Exchange databases James Luo TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

To reduce database size, please make sure that there’s enough white space to reduce Online defragmentation has completed a full pass on the database; Review the Application log for event 1221 to make sure that online maintenance finished successfully If there’s massive white space to free, you can: · Create a new database, move mailboxes into the new database, and then remove the old one · Or, perform an offline defragmentation on the database, which will require downtime How to defragment Exchange databases James Luo TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

hi, thakns for the good suggestion, however after I migratedthe mailbox into the new database, why should I care about the offline defrag ? can I just delete the old MB DB after the successful mailbox migration from the EMC ?/* Server Support Specialist */

Albert, my suggestions in the bullets is separately ones. I have updated the post, sorry for confusion J Yes, you can do that Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

cool so that is OR not AND :-) thanks for the clarification./* Server Support Specialist */