Re: Disk space 'disappearing'

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From: Tim (Tim_at_NoSpam)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:23:04 +1200

You could - if brave - use the diskpart /extend command in Windows 2003 or
Windows XP by installing a dummy copy onto another drive. However as you are
no doubt aware, the MS KB advises against this even though it has worked
everytime I have used it and anyone I know has used it....

- Tim

"Steve Everington" <steve.everington@pannellsigns.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uQSkTGdgEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the replies...
>
> Marina, Pagefile is included in the files in [root] (ie 256 or the
> 257mb),
> tempfile & log files I assume are included in the space used by their
> parent
> directores (eg space occupied by files in \Winnt\temp is included in the
> total space reported as being used by \Winnt and it's sub-directories).
> My
> problem is not so much what is needing the space, but where it has gone as
> there appears to be a mis-match between the total space reported as being
> used by *ALL* the files/directories, the free space and the total disk
> size.
>
> Steve, I am not aware of the Program Files directory growing (other than
> because of log files / BadMail directory) and I am running regular (Daily)
> Exchange aware backups (Veritas). My EDB files are not on this drive, but
> are on another (125Gb) partition. I do try to keep on top of all the log
> files anyway, but see above re the mis-match.
>
> Lanwench, I have TreeSizePro already - it was that I was mainly using to
> get
> the statistics... I agree it is a tiny system partition - I wanted to
> make
> it 8Gb and created an appropriate raid container for it, but it seemed no
> matter what I tried, when I originally installed the Windows 2000 Server
> part of SBS2000, it would not let me create a boot partition greater than
> 4Gb and it will not let me extended it now I have created it. I still
> have
> the other 4Gb in the container waiting unused if anyone knows how! Most
> of
> the pagefile (all but 256Mb), Exchange (except for the BadMail directory -
> how do I move that?), SQL server data files, Spool files, SUS files,
> urlcache, ClntApps, Faxstore and User Shared Folders are all off the boot
> partition already. I not sure of anything else I can move!
>
> Steve Everington
>
> "Steve Everington" <steve.everington@pannellsigns.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%235PknjQgEHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>>
>> The disk space on my system drive appears to be disappearing. According
> to
>> the drive properties, I have a 4,055 MB partition, of which 3,653 MB is
>> currently used, leaving 402MB free
>>
>> If I analyise the contents of the drive, the following space is reported
> as
>> being used.
>>
>> Program File 1,475 MB
>> WINNT 1,312 MB
>> [root] 257 MB
>> Inetpub 57 MB
>> Documents & settings 41 MB
>> Other folders (Total) 0.1 MB
>>
>> TOTAL 3,142 MB
>>
>> Does anyone know where the missing 511 MB is and how I can get it back?
>>
>> I have checked that the above figures for the space used by the folders
> are
>> the actual disk space used (total of file sizes is 3,105 MB) and as far
>> as
> I
>> can tell, I have included all hidden/system folders/files.
>>
>> The only folder I have any doubt about, is 'System Volume Information'
> which
>> I cannot seem to access in anyway.
>>
>> I am running SBS 2000 with SP4 on a Dell PowerEdge 2400 with a RAID 5
>> disk
>> array.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Steve Everington
>>
>>
>
>

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