In Windows Server 2003, the size of the ConflictAndDeleted folder may exceed its configured limitation. By default, the limitation of the ConflictAndDeleted folder is 660 megabytes (MB). When this problem occurs, the ConflictAndDeleted folder may exhaust available disk space on the volume on which the folder resides. Additionally, the Distributed File System (DFS) Replication service cannot replicate any files.
This problem occurs because the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file is corrupted. This file stores information about the current contents of the ConflictAndDeleted folder. The DFS Replication service writes to the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file when files are added or removed from the ConflictAndDeleted folder.
To resolve this problem, delete the contents of the ConflictAndDeleted folder and the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file by using WMIC commands. To do this, dump the GUID of the replicated folder that contains the corrupted file.
Dump the GUID of the Replicated Folders on the member that has the corrupted ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
Type the following command at the command prompt:
wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrreplicatedfolderconfig get replicatedfolderguid,replicatedfoldername
Note If you have not run a WMIC command on the server before, a short pause will occur while WMIC is installed.
After you run the command, you will see output that is similar to the following:
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ReplicatedFolderGuid
ReplicatedFolderName
BB42F08D-BEBC-4331-90E1-786F80CBA30B
SampleFolder1
DCC81DB4-F90F-4084-819F-A190B54C8FC2
SampleFolder2
D11358E6-CD3A-4B2D-8C4A-6A73A44CBF99
SampleFolder3
Locate the GUID of the replicated folder that contains the corrupted ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file.
Delete the contents of the ConflictAndDeleted folder, including the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
Type the following command at the command prompt:
wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrreplicatedfolderinfo where "replicatedfolderguid='<GUID>'" call cleanupconflictdirectory
Note Replace <GUID> with the GUID of the replicated folder that has the problem. No other changes are necessary for this command.
For example, if you need to fix the Replicated Folder "SampleFolder1" from step c, you would use the following command:
wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrreplicatedfolderinfo where "replicatedfolderguid='BB42F08D-BEBC-4331-90E1-786F80CBA30B'" call cleanupconflictdirectory
Depending on the size of the ConflictAndDeleted directory, this may take a few minutes. If no conflicts or deletions are occurring when you run the command, the ConflictAndDeleted directory will be empty and the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml will be deleted. If conflicts or deletions are occurring when you run the command, some files will remain in the ConflictAndDeleted folder, including the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file. However, the size will be much smaller and the total size of the ConflictAndDeleted folder will be below the quota high water mark.
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