NEXCOMPAC Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 We have a file server that has been enindated with junk. We have people putting files and folders all over the place. This has been going on for some years now. Its time to clean up the mess and my CEO's have asked me to put together a "written" plan of how this should take place. Seeing that I have been here for a short time, I am still trying to put together how they want to organize this. Furthermore, I was wondering what kind of layout or programs to create a layout would be recomended to construct a diagram or paper trail of what I would like to propose to our CEO's. So, lay it all out.I guess, to save another thread, what would be the best way to keep employee's from creating folders wherever they "feel" would be good for them? They still need access to certain files, but not being able to move them around.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Is read-only access to the drive an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I don't know of any applications that would give you a full layout of the server, but I am sure that it exists.Question: how many files are we talking about: a few hundred, a few thousand, or tens of thousands? (Because if it's a few hundred, a manual report would be easy).Question: is it an NTFS file system? If so, you would know who has created the file and when, and how many times it had been accessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEXCOMPAC Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yes, its in NTFS. Question, Can I set up a folder and limit how much can be stored in that folder?Example, link "My Documents" to the server and limit say 50 MB in each workstations folder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yes, you can use Disk Quota to limit the amount of space a user can use. http://www.netadmintools.com/art160.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEXCOMPAC Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I was thinking more along the lines of limiting how much each folder can hold. For instance, If I map their "my docs" folder to //server/workstations/AL Can I limit Al's folder to hold only 50 MB. This is due to the fact that my employee's think its ok to put anything on the server they think they feel is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 You could make seperate partitions, but for many users that is probably not a good option.DiskQuota should do what you require. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEXCOMPAC Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I am failing to see how disk quota is acomplishing this. Disk Quota will limit how much I can put on one single PARTITION yes? The problem would lie in that I have 25 workstations with "my docs" located on the server in addition to all of my other data. Since we are migrating to a raid 5, I was hoping to keep all the info on "one" partion. Thus, is there a way to limit the size of independant FOLDERS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 It depends on what OS you are using.Configuring Volume and Folder QuotasIf you are not using 2000 server or 20003 server, you will probably have to get a 3rd party app to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEXCOMPAC Posted March 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 whats the easiest way to find out if its sp1 or R2?Never mind, right click my computer - properties.So, R2 is not a service pack or update?? Its a seperate os? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 It is the latest version of Server 2003.http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspxYou might also want to look here:http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=183322http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=limit...+space+freeware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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