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Q170009: XADM: NTFS Compressed Volume Causes Store to Fail

Article: Q170009
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server 
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SYMPTOMS
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On a compressed NTFS partition, the Microsoft Exchange Server information store,
may get corrupted when its size reaches about 4 gigabytes (GB). This can cause
failure of the information store.

MORE INFORMATION
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A compressed NTFS partition can adversely affect the Microsoft Exchange Server
by causing one or more of the following problems:

- High CPU utilization.

- Enumeration of large NTFS directory may take a long time.

- Degradation of NTAS server with NTFS partition that includes many Files.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q128447 Enumeration of Large NTFS Directory Takes a Long Time

  Q130839 NTFS Performance Problem with Many Files


Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange2000Search kbExchange2000Serv
Version           : :4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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