Mailbox size after shortcut

Question

Environment: Windows 2003, EX 4.81 SP1, Lotus Domino 6.5. We are shortcutting mailboxes after archving them and have observed some thing. We are calculating the expected size of the mailbox after shortcutting using the logic: new size=(Orignal size-Total msg size(MB) on EX admin)+(Total msg size(MB) on EX admin-shortcut(MB) on EX Admin). Ex. Mailbox size 150 MB, EX admin shows Total msg size as 100 MB and shortcut size as 50 MB, new size should be (150-100)+(100-50)=100 MB. We have observer that every mailbox is slightly larger than expected size i.e. 25-30%, may be 130 MB as per the above example. However, for a couple of mailboxes, this is large 70-80% and for one of them it has gone up by 280% i.e. the new size as per above example would actually be 280 MB. What could be the possible reason for this increase in size? Does EX admin show the correct size and no. of messages it is shortcutting?

RKatwal · Answer

Hi Anuj,Did you do the compaction on the mailboxes to claim back the white space ?Thanks,Raj

amediratta · Answer

We have not done any manual compaction but it is configured for auto compaction if it frees up upto 70% space. We have allready restored shortcuts so compacting now may not help.

Is there any standard expected calculation towards the reduction in size of the mailbox depending on the MBs it claims to have archived/shortcutted? Is what EX admin shows 100% true?

RKatwal · Answer

EX Admin ? I think you might be pointing to EmailXtract tasks ?

Usually they provide the right information, when you create shortcuts in notes, there is white space (by design of notes and has nothing to do with EX) in the mailboxes which you need to claim by runing the compaction jobs only then you will be able to find out what the size if for a mailbox after shortcutting.

At least that is what I understand.

Regards,
rajan

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