Microsoft KB Archive/177773

= XADM: Log Files Not Deleted After Full Backup =

Article ID: 177773

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q177773





SYMPTOMS
When you perform a full backup of the directory or information store, the log files are usually deleted. However, if the checkpoint file depth is equal to the number of log generations in the directory, the log files will not be deleted after a full backup.



CAUSE
They are not deleted because all of the log files will be needed for soft recovery.



STATUS
This behavior is by product design.



MORE INFORMATION
The checkpoint file depth is how many log files contain information that has not yet been committed to the database. The number of log generations is simply the number of log files in the directory.

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