DFSR issues - Backlog reset

Hi,
I have some fileservers with a huge amount of data. Both servers are Win2K8 R2. Topoligy is fullmesh. All works fine and pretty fast.
On 2 servers I get a backlog for files that do not (longer) exist on the servers.  I guess they were deleted during the initial replication process by a user. So they were indexed but later not found. The amount of this backlog files is small (5 and
96).
Is there any way to clear or reset the backlog without reconfiguring the DFSR-membership or replication-group.
I think it should be possible, because the dfrs.db delivers the backlog data, so there must be away to clean this data.
I won't reconfigure the memberships because there are about 5-12 million files on each server and I would need a time window for about 4-5 days.
Any hints?
Sascha Nill
Senior System Administrator

In commons, Ned replied the question "Is there a way to clear the backlog so dfs starts fresh after a pre-stage?"
If you want to start fresh and remove your backlog, you can remove the replica set, get your 'master' data onto one box, then use NTBACKUP to create a BKF of it, move or delete the 'bad' data off the other server(s), then copy the BKF out to them and restore
the data to the correct spot. Then you create the replica and choose the 'master' server as primary - then the data should all sync up, and since it's indentical there shouldn't be a long period before initial replication is done and you;re back in business.
If this all sounds nutso and dangerous, don't hesitate to open a case with us here for backend support.
-Ned
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