Re: Server reporting wrong amount of disk space used?

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Drew Weaver wrote:
> Hi there. I am having a very strange problem on a Server 2003 Web
> Edition computer.
>
> It has a raid 5 array, one of the disks is missing (the hot spare).
>
> Unfortunately the disks that are in the server are no longer being
> manufacturered so I cannot replace the missing hot spare, and I am
> working dilligently to replace this server, in the mean time the
> server is mis-reporting the amount of "Used Disk Space" on my D:
> partition.
> There is one folder on my D: drive called "Inetpub" if i
> right-click on "Inetpub" and go to properties it says it is 13.2GB in
> size, but if i look at My Computer it says D: is 138GB. ArcServe is
> actually backing up 138GB of Data. This is a very mysterious
> phenomenon. There is not 138GB of data, I have looked for hidden
> files, I have looked for all kinds of things (viruses, trojans...)
> etc.
> I used TreeSize on the drive and Yeah Inetpub is the only Tree on
> the drive taking up 13.2GB, and Windows 2003 still thinks it is 138GB.
>
> Can anyone assist me here? The real problem is that my backup only
> holds 200GB and between this server and my other one its well over
> 200GB (well it isnt, but the 138GB + the 90 on the other box it is
> over that threshold).
> Please aid me.

have you run a chkdsk on this drive?
have you looked at the tapes that crashserv backed up to see whats on there?

If you're certain that the space isn't being used "legitmately" then we're
down to disk corruption, magic data pixes, or hackers that are better at
hiding files than your current set of tools are at finding them; which do
you think is most likely? My money would be on my first guess, followed by
my third.


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