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Active Directory and Active Directory-Related Files
Create exclusions for the following files and folders:
Main NTDS Database Files
• Default path — %windir%\ntds\
• File names:
• Ntds.dit
• Ntds.pat
• Registry key with the location of the files or folder if it is not in the default location:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\DSA Database File]
Active Directory Transaction Log Files
• Default path — %windir%\ntds\
• File name(s):
• EDB*.log
NOTE: The wildcard character indicates that there may be multiple files.
• Res1.log
• Res2.log
• Ntds.pat
• Registry key with the location of the files or folder if it is not in the default location:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\Database Log Files
Path]
NTDS Working Folder
• Default path — None. See the bullet Registry key with the location of the files or folder if it
is not in the default location.
• File names:
• Temp.edb
• Edb.chk
• Registry key with the location of the files or folder if it is not in the default location:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\DSA Working Directory]
File Replication Service (FRS)
Create exclusions for the following files and folders:
FRS files
• Default path — None. See Path and file names bullet.
• Path and file names:
• %FRS Working Dir%\jet\sys\edb.chk
• %FRS Working Dir%\jet\ntfrs.jdb
• %FRS Working Dir%\jet\log\*.log
NOTE: The wildcard character indicates that there may be multiple files.
• Registry key with the location of the files or folder if it is not in the default location:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtFrs\Parameters\Working Directory]
Configuring Performance Improvements
Configuring file exclusions on Windows Domain Controller
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