DOCUMENT:Q186292  12-APR-1999  [exchange]
TITLE   :XADM: Database Size Increases Even Though Free Space Available
PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.5
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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A Microsoft Exchange Server database may increase in size, even though
significant free space is available in the database.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for
Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. For information on obtaining the service
pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

   S E R V P A C K


MORE INFORMATION
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If you are able to determine that significant free space is available in the
database, Microsoft recommends that you perform an offline defragmentation of
the database. For information about how to determine how much free space is
available in an Exchange Server database and how to perform an offline
defragmentation of the database, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q186291 XADM: Cannot Determine Free Space Available in Exchange Database

Additional query words: off-line offline defrag grows grow white space

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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