Ive got a server that I set up a 4 gb system partition like I normally do, but it is now full. There is a folder, C:\Winnt\NTDS is like 1.5GB in size I searched the net and found a suggestion to move the ntds.dit file becasue that can get large, but it only appears to be 10 megs or so. The other files in the folder are numbered and appear to be test files (or at least upond double clicking it opens notepad) but they are ascii symbols when I open them. There are probably 200 or so of these text files totaling 1.5gig. I am wonderring if these can be safely deleted. I don't know what they could be, I have never seen these files get so big. The backup is not running, but I believe it is because the HDD is full. I could always resize the partition but I don't want to if I don't have to.

If not done so already, move the Page file to another drive.

Hi, NTDS.dit is database of Active Directory.If you remove this file you domain will crash. I advise to you move it additional HD or defrag database file.You can do move or defrag process with only ntdsutil.exe in the directory services restore mod. And there must be log files same directory .These file are very important as much as ntds.dit.And you can move them too another location. First of all if you can backup AD and then go to the following steps moving datbase using ntdsutil: restart server and press F8 and select diretory services restore mod. login server local admin at the command promt type ntdsutil press enter and then type files then move db to :\ ( move logs to .....moves log files alternate location ) if you dont want to move ntds.dit you can defrag it. Defragmentation: in the Directory services restore mod at the command promt type ntdsutil press enter and then type files then compact to :\ the new database created in the path that you specified. Type quit the press enter again type quit , press enter check size of the new ntds.dit.if it is smaller enough copy new db file over the old one ( under ntds directory ) restart DC normally . Good luck

Good instructions, just to add to that, the password isn't really the local admin, it's a special password you set for A.D. Directory Restore Mode during the install of Active Directory, if you forgot this password you can use the setpwd command at a cmd prompt logged on as admin to reset it. Other than that Brian I really don't think moving the Active Directory database will solve your problem, these may be log files from antoher application, are you running Exchange? What is the name and extension of the files? Stu

The files are edb000##.log That kind of makes me believe they are just log files logging the changed to the AD. Is this a bad assumption? I looked at our server here and I have the same file, but only 1 of them. At this other place Ive got edb000##.log going al the way up to edb0009E.log. I checked for viruses and found none. Any suggestions?