segment (new DB and move the ones that have small mail boxes as they move faster ) and give the users a 1 GB limit so they archive either to a file server or their local hard drive.. but good practice is to get a 1 TB HDD there are times mails get crazy esp if things are hot and documents are passing left right and center , this will be your justification for a proper File Management system such as alfresco and sharepoint etc coz am sure the large mailboxes are for sales , management accountants and such .<div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 3:10 PM,  <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ckmurithi@gmail.com" target="_blank">ckmurithi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi , I have an Exchange Server 2010 which has a mailbox database of 320 GB handling about 40 Accounts . I have tried deleting and archiving files from the accounts but the Database is still getting bigger . My hard drive has only 20 GB of free space left and hence I have to get a solution asap . My question is it safer to Create a New database in a different partition and move the accounts there or should I de fragment the current database ? Thanks,Charles<br>

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