On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:55:30 -0400, Andy David {MVP} wrote: > On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:43:05 -0700, "John Fullbright" > <fjohn@donotspamenetappdotcom> wrote: > >>In general, it's not recommended to put jet databases on compressed drives. >> >>Digging through kb's I find "Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 and >>Exchange 2003 prevent compressed information store databases from mounting." >>in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327772/en-us cause section, so I'd assume >>it not only shouldn't but can't be done if your SPs are anywhere near up to >>date. >> >>On note; On occasions when backups were failing and the log drive filled >>up, I have compressed the logs just long enough to get a successful backup >>and truncate them. I'd not something I'd use in daily operations, but it >>will get you out of a tight spot. > It should certainly be OK to keep your log files on a compressed drive.
