Re: Folders or partitions

From: Frank McCallister SBS MVP (anonymous)
Date: 02/19/05


Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:18:54 -0600

Actually SBS 2k3 provides Disk Quotas for Shares. In My Computer on Server
Right Click the Drive containing the Shares and Go to the Quota Tab and you
will see ways of managing this Globally or by User.

-- 
Frank McCallister SBS MVP
COMPUMAC
"yba02" <yba02@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:F0C2A836-9F82-4865-990A-4BF4FB450F98@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'm running a bunch of PCs under a DC.
> I intend to allocate a certain size of server storage to single users and
> groups in the network so to facilitate  backup.  However, there has to be 
> a
> limit on the disk space used by every user/group.
> As Windows does not provide control on folder size, it is my intention to
> create as much logical drives as needed.  Thus, each user/group will be
> allocated a pre-determined size that they can never pass.
> Is this a recommended practice and what are other possible scenarios.
> Thanks
> Yba 


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