Microsoft KB Archive/258542

= XADM: .stf Files May Appear in the Folder That Contains Database Log Files =

Article ID: 258542

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q258542



SUMMARY
During the operation of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, you may notice several files ending in .stf in the Mdbdata folder (or wherever you have the database log files stored).



MORE INFORMATION
For example, the following is a directory listing taken while an Exchange 2000 server was running:

C:\Exchsrvr\MDBDATA>dir Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 7CA3-9A3B

Directory of C:\Exchsrvr\MDBDATA

01/03/2000 01:27p      . 01/03/2000 01:27p                .. 01/03/2000 01:22p           2,605,094 1.STF 01/03/2000 01:22p           2,605,094 2.STF 01/03/2000 01:23p           2,605,094 3.STF 01/03/2000 01:23p           2,605,094 4.STF 01/03/2000 01:23p               1,502 6.STF 01/03/2000 01:23p           2,605,094 7.STF 01/03/2000 01:23p           2,605,098 8.STF 01/03/2000 01:23p           2,605,094 9.STF 01/03/2000 01:23p           2,605,094 a.STF 01/03/2000 01:24p           2,605,094 b.STF 01/03/2000 01:24p                   0 c.STF 01/03/2000 01:27p               8,192 E00.chk 01/03/2000 01:21p           5,242,880 E00.log 01/01/2000 09:00a           5,242,880 E0000001.log 01/01/2000 09:03a           5,242,880 E0000002.log 01/03/2000 12:19p           5,242,880 E0000003.log 01/03/2000 12:20p           5,242,880 E0000004.log 01/03/2000 12:20p           5,242,880 E0000005.log 01/03/2000 12:20p           5,242,880 E0000006.log 01/03/2000 12:20p           5,242,880 E0000007.log 01/03/2000 12:20p           5,242,880 E0000008.log 01/03/2000 12:20p           5,242,880 E0000009.log 01/03/2000 12:49p           5,242,880 E000000A.log 01/03/2000 01:21p          32,514,048 priv1.edb 01/03/2000 01:21p          27,271,168 priv1.stm 01/03/2000 01:21p           3,153,920 pub1.edb 01/03/2000 01:21p           4,202,496 pub1.stm 01/01/2000 06:34a           5,242,880 res1.log 01/01/2000 06:34a           5,242,880 res2.log 01/03/2000 01:21p           1,056,768 tmp.edb

34 File(s)   180,815,672 bytes 2 Dir(s)  2,303,156,224 bytes free

These .stf files are temporary files that are used during the content conversion process (referred to as "IMAIL"). They are used to hold data for temporary data streams, and are created with FILE_FLAG_DELETE_ON_CLOSE flag set. These files are automatically deleted by the information store process, and if any .stf files are accidentally left behind (if the server crashes, for example), these files will also all be deleted upon startup of the information store service.

Keywords: kbinfo KB258542

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