Re: EWF CF disk properties report wrong free space

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From: KM (konstmor_at_nospam_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:31:18 -0800

Mark,

1) This was only for testing purposes since you mentioned you suspected the problem was related to EWF memory allocation.
Disabling EWF will give you more test data for the issue. 

-- 
 Regards,
        KM, BSquare Corp.
> 1) Usually don't run without EWF enabled.  Since this problem is not
> directly reproducible, I'm not sure I want to run with EWF disabled on CF
> for any period of time.
> 2) I'll need to whip up a quick program.
>
> -- 
> Regards.
> Mark K Vallevand
> "KM" <konstmor@nospam_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OvBWErKBFHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > Mark,
> >
> > A couple of quick questions if you don't mind:
> >    - Do you see the same wrong free disk space report if you have EWF
> > disabled?
> >    - What GetFreeDiskSpace[Ex] API returns [reports] with EWF enabled,
> > disabled?
> >
> > -- 
> > Regards,
> >        KM, BSquare Corp.
> >
> >
> >> We are using EWF protected NTFS compressed 512 mb Compact Flash as our
> >> boot
> >> device.  There is no swap file, obviously.  We are testing with SP2.
> >> We've
> >> noticed that if you right-click on the C: drive and look at the
> >> properties,
> >> there is very little free space available.  But, if you explore the C:
> >> drive
> >> and select all the files and directories in the root, then right-click
> >> and
> >> look at the properties, the space used is correct.  If you commit and
> >> restart, usually the sizes reported by these two methods will be about
> >> the
> >> same.  But, after a while, the C: drive properties again shows a full
> >> disk.
> >> The full disk popup is popping up, too.  But, the disk is not full.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> We have some new programs that have memory leaks.  If memory usage grows
> >> to
> >> the point where it might effect EWF memory allocation, could this cause
> >> the
> >> false disk space usage?  It doesn't look like our leaking programs are
> >> using
> >> that much memory when we've seen the disk space problem.  But, it is the
> >> one
> >> thing that I could think of that might be related.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Regards.
> >> Mark K Vallevand
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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