After a Database Reseed, the following error is displayed: Error: Unable to delete logs at ‘C:DB01Logs’. The database has been seeded successfully. If any obsolete log files exist, manualy delete them to prevent database divergence.

Scenario:  During a Exchange database reseed, you get the following error when the reseed is finished:

Update-MailboxDatabaseCopy DB01MBX02 -DeleteExistingFiles

A source-side operation failed. Error An error occurred while performing the seed operation. Error: Unable to delete logs at ‘C:DB01Logs’. The database has been seeded successfully. If any obsolete log files exist, manualy delete them to prevent database divergence. Error: System.IO.IOException: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.

Resolution:  Format the hard drive and perform the reseed again.

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