Delete Messaging.old under queue folder

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2017-01-13

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_{Friday, January 13, 2017 5:06 PM}

Under queue folder there are bunch of Messaging.old folders in very large file sizes about 118GB in size total. Can i delete them or how can get rid of them? We are running exchange 2013 on windows 2008R2. Thanks in advance.

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_{Friday, January 13, 2017 6:49 PM}

Yes u can delete

Bu for any further comments on this

Can you please put the screen shot

_{Friday, January 13, 2017 7:41 PM}

Hi.

Change the location of the queue database

You need check Queue on this trunsport server and other. Maybe some problem with trunsportation services.

net stop MSExchangeTransport

Rename folder.

net start MSExchangeTransport

Check corect working queue database transaction with new db.

After checking Log file and corect work send/receive message, you can delete old folder.

MCITP, MCSE. Regards, Oleg

_{Monday, January 16, 2017 9:20 AM}

Hello,

Do you means Messaging.old under %ExchangeInstallPath%TransportRoles\data\Queue?

The Messaging.old folder is created when the Exchange Transport Service encounters problems and performs self recovery, then the old queue database files will be moved to a sub folder starting with the name messaging.old*.

Yes, deleting this folder will not affect normal Exchange services.
Note: for a safer side please copy or leave recent folder on your local system, and remove old folder.

Best Regards,

Allen Wang

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_{Tuesday, January 24, 2017 3:51 AM}

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