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Windows Server 2019 Core Server sme.edb file is 56GB. What is sme.edb used for and how can I reduce the size of this file?

Anonymous
2024-04-16T16:05:24+00:00

The C: drive on the Hypervisor is 80GB in size and this sme.edb file has now grown to 56.1GB in size. This is a single Hypervisor - it is not clustered in any way.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-17T00:37:37+00:00

    Hi KenC-MO,

    I don't think sme.edb is a Hyper-V file. What is the full path of that? If the path is C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ServerManagementExperience\sme.edb then it is a Windows Admin Center file.

    Best Regards,

    Ian Xue

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-17T16:28:48+00:00

    Excellent! I appreciate the confirmation Ian!

    Since WAC is the issue here, I was able to remove WAC from Core Server:

    The 80GB C: drive on the Core Server was showing 4.7GB of free space prior to removing WAC. After removing WAC, the C: drive is now showing 66GB of free space.

    I wish I knew why this happened. Now I'm a little hesitant to install WAC!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-18T05:10:03+00:00

    It seems Windows Admin Center is not currently supported in the Microsoft Support Community forum. You can send feedback related to Windows Admin Center over here

    Windows Admin Center · Community (azure.com)

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