Managing Message Tracking Log Files

If you enable message tracking, you may want to customize how Exchange manages the resulting log files. By default, Exchange stores the message tracking log files in the C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr folder and removes these log files on a seven-day interval. These default settings may or may not fit the requirements of your Exchange environment.

Selecting a Location for the Log Files

To specify a path and folder for message tracking log files, you use the Log file directory text box on the General tab of the server's Properties dialog box. When you change the path of the log file directory, Exchange saves future log files to the new path. However, Exchange does not move existing log files to the new location. You must do this manually. For detailed instructions, see How to Select a Location for the Message Tracking Log Files.

Removing Log Files

If you allow log files to accumulate on the server, they can consume a large part of your disk space and may affect performance. It is a good idea to review and remove log files periodically. However, make sure to leave log files on the server long enough for you to review files if a problem occurs with the message flow. As an additional step, you can move log files to another disk that has the bandwidth to handle larger log files. For detailed instructions, see How to Specify How Frequently Log Files are Removed.