Moving or Deleting files in NTDS folder

[shimone Canty]

Is is safe to move or delete these files? I know not to
touch the NTDS.dit file. But what about all the
other .edb files. each one is 10mb, and I need room. so
instead of moving the ntds.dit file to another share (as
per the ad resouce kit guide) can I just delete or move
the old .edb file? (older than 1 week).

Thanks for the help! without these newsgroups, where
would we be?

Shimone

 

[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

Don't touch them. The only way to move this files is trough ntdsuil utility
in the files menu. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=257420 on howto
process.

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Matjaz Ladava, MCSE (NT4 & 2000), MVP
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http://ladava.com

 

[shimone]

Thanks for your response to my question. But, I was
really talking about the .edb files that are over a month
old. I know not to mess with the .dit file. I just
don't see a need to hold on to the older .edb files.

 

[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

AD uses circular logging, so there should be just a few log files. There
were some references about some backup software not purging log files. What
software are you using for backup ? Prior to manually deleting log files,
make sure that you backup your AD.

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Regards

Matjaz Ladava, MCSE (NT4 & 2000), MVP
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http://ladava.com

 

[shimone]

I am using Backup Exec. I moved the files, and all seems
well. I will see how it does for a week before I delete
them.

thanks,

 

[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

BackupExces was the one, that had this problem in one version. If you scan
trough this newsgroup you will find an answer regarding this type of
problem.

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Matjaz Ladava, MCSE (NT4 & 2000), MVP
(e-mail address removed)
http://ladava.com