How to Change the Length of Time That Exchange Server 2003 Retains Search Folders for a Store

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Exchange Server 2003 limits the time that search folders are retained after they are last used. By default, the maximum retention time is eight days. Follow this procedure to increase the length of time that Exchange Server 2003 retains search folders for a store.

Before You Begin

Although you can change this default value, you should first test the changes thoroughly in a test environment. Use a test topology to simulate the load that you anticipate, and make sure that the changes do not adversely affect your system.

Procedure

To change the length of time that Exchange Server 2003 retains search folders for a store

  1. In ADSI Edit, expand the console tree. Right-click the store object, and then click Properties.

  2. The store objects have distinguished names similar to the following, which specify their location in the Active Directory configuration tree:

    CN=Configuration,DC=<Domain>,CN=Services,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=<Organization>,CN=Administrative Groups,CN=<Administrative group>,CN=Servers,CN=<Server>,CN=InformationStore,CN=<Storage group>,CN=<Store>

  3. In the Attributes list on the Attribute Editor tab, click msExchAgingKeepTime, and then click Edit.

  4. In the Integer Attribute Editor dialog box, type an integer value (retention time), and then click OK.

  5. When replication to all domain controllers is complete, start the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service.