Re: SBS 2003 C: drive creeping disk space consumption

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Hello Steve,

Thank you for posting back!

I am glad to hear that the information helps!

I have found following Web Documents for your future reference:

Windows Small Business Server 2003 Resources
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/2003/default.asp

Feature Guide for Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/feature_guide.mspx

Training and Events for Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/techinfo/training/default.msp
x

Windows Small Business Server 2003 Getting Started Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=483B6E22-8ED2-420B-
915E-96D469347FB2&displaylang=en

Windows Small Business Server 2003 Troubleshooting
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/6/1/561c9fd7-0e27-4525-94ec-4d2d38f
61aa3/TSHT_SBS.htm

Windows Small Business Server 2003: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/generalfaq.
mspx

Hope it helps! It is my pleasure to work with you on this post. If you need
any assistance in the future, please feel free to keep posting back. We are
glad to be working with you again!

Best regards,

Brandy Nee

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Thanks for the info on freeing up disk space on the C: drive. Especially
useful is the knowledge that it is safe to delete the uninstallation
directories and files for Windows Updates (so long as the system is
running
well).

---Steve

""Brandy Nee [MSFT]"" <v-branee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello Steve,

Thank you for posting back and keeping us updated!

I am sorry for the delayed response due to the weekend. Please understand
that the newsgroups are staffed weekdays by Microsoft Support
professionals
to answer your systems and applications questions. Your understanding is
greatly appreciated!

Based on my research, generally speaking, we have the following methods
to
free up the C drive. You can implement all of them or choose what you
want
to do till you find the free space of C drive is enough.

1. Use the Disk Cleanup tool to delete all temporary files. You can
launch
the tool from Start -> Programs ->Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk
Cleanup. For more information, you can refer to the following KB article
which also applies to SBS 2K3:

310312 Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310312

2. If your system is running fine, you can delete the Windows Updates,
Hot
Fixes and Service Packs uninstall folders. When you install a Windows
Update or Hot Fix, a folder named $NtUninstallxxxxxx$ will be created
under
the WINNT folder. When you install Service Pack, a folder named
$NTServicePackUninstall$ will also be created.

These folders contain the uninstallation files for these Windows Updates
and service pack. They keep the original version of the files replaced by
the updates and service pack. With these folders, you can uninstall the
updates and service pack in case some cause problems to the system. If
your
system runs well, you can safely remove the folders.

For more information, see:

290402 HOW TO: Remove the Service Pack Restore Files and Folders in
Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=290402

3. You can also choose to move the Users Shared Folder and Company Shared
Folder to the other drive. To do so, see:

329640 How to Move Small Business Server 2000 Company and Users Shared
Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329640

Hope it helps! Please take your time to read through my suggestions and
then perform the steps. If you have any further questions or cocerns on
this issue, please feel free to let me know. I am looking forward to
hearing from you!

Best regards,

Brandy Nee

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

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Thanks for your response. You should know that when I moved the data
folders and database files on the SBS, I read and followed the
instructions
in the MS white papers and KB articles. I didn't have any problems
performing those tasks. At the completion of moving the data from the C:
drive to other drives, I was able to free up several GB of disk space.
The
extra free space gave us some breathing room to investigate why the free
space was slowly being consumed.

Your confirmation that the server is writing to many log files was
helpful
in our assessment of the problem. My concern is that, eventually, the C:
drive partition will fill up again. I'd like to keep the free space at
20%
or greater. Can the logs you mention, below, be moved to different
partitions, or their space controlled in some other way? For example,
can
their sizes be fixed and the logging mechanisms be configured to reuse
existing space?

Thanks...Steve

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Hello Steve,

Thank you for posting to the SBS 2K3 Server.

I am sorry for the delayed response due to the weekend. Please
understand
that the newsgroups are staffed weekdays by Microsoft Support
professionals
to answer your systems and applications questions. Your understanding
is
greatly appreciated!

I understand that on the SBS 2K3 SP1 Server, you notice the C drive is
losing space 2MB everyday. If I have misunderstood your concern, please
let
me know.

Please take your time to read through my reply:

Actually, this is a normal behavior.

On the SBS Server, there are many log files are being recorded everyday
and
being stored on the C drive. For example, Backup Log, Windows Update
log,
Event Logs, Exchange database file etc.

To free up C drive, we can move some data folders to another drive. In
your
post, you mentioned "I've moved the Client Apps folder, several
Exchange
Server files, and the paging file to other drives on the machine". May
I
know whether you strictly followed our White Paper and KB articles to
move
the Data Folders?

Please see:

Moving Data Folders for Windows Small Business Server 2003


http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/1/6/11671e4d-fb21-489c-870f-db36fd2
1a7d2/SBS_MoveDataFolders.DOC

[NOTE]: Before attempting to move the database files, please make a
full
backup of your system.

You can also move the users and company shared folders to the new
drive.
This KB article also applies to SBS 2003:

329640 How to Move Small Business Server 2000 Company and Users Shared
Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329640

You can also run the disk cleanup tool to clean up the system volume.
The
KB310312 also can be applies to SBS 2003:

310312 Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310312

In addition, you may consider the following suggestions to free your
disk
space:

301471 How to Delete the Web Cache on Internet Security and
Acceleration
Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=301471

123747 Moving the Windows Default Paging and Spool File
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=123747

814594 How to Locate and Correct Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=814594

Hope it helps! If you have any further questions or concerns on this
issue,
please feel free to let me know. I am looking forward to hearing from
you!

Best regards,

Brandy Nee

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

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I have a client that is using SBS 2003 with SP1. The OS came
pre-installed
from Dell with only 12 GB on the C: drive. To gain some room on the C:
drive, I've moved the Client Apps folder, several Exchange Server
files,
and
the paging file to other drives on the machine. In the daily server
reports, I'm noticing that the C: drive is slowing losing free space at
the
rate of about 2 MB per day. I'm suspicious that a component of the OS
is
writing to a log file or something like that. The C: drive was losing
free
space before the relocation of the files mentioned before, so the act
of
relocating them probably isn't the cause.

Does anyone have an idea about what might be the cause of the slow
consumption of free space and what to do to halt it?

Thanks...Steve












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