Drive Space Decreasing but Cannot find file(s) using it up

Hello,

I have a few servers running Win2k3 that have not been rebooted for sometime
(weeks to 2-3 months) In My Computer it shows, for instance, I have a 30GB
drive and I only have 800MB left. I really do not have much on it, so I
do properties on each directory and it adds up to about 12GB. The
swapfiles is only about 2GB. I show hidden and system and scour the drive
looking for this space.

I finally give in and reboot the server, and when it comes back, I have 18GB
of free space left......

Does anyone have ideas on where this space goes? I have this on more than
one server and they do completely different things. One is our Certificate
Authority, the other was running Primevera and Tomcat, the other was an AD
Domain Controller.

Just cant seem to find it...

Thanks

Gene

 

"Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:OKRSEooGKHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hello,
>
> I have a few servers running Win2k3 that have not been rebooted for
> sometime (weeks to 2-3 months) In My Computer it shows, for instance, I
> have a 30GB drive and I only have 800MB left. I really do not have much
> on it, so I do properties on each directory and it adds up to about 12GB.
> The swapfiles is only about 2GB. I show hidden and system and scour the
> drive looking for this space.
>
> I finally give in and reboot the server, and when it comes back, I have
> 18GB of free space left......
>
> Does anyone have ideas on where this space goes? I have this on more
> than one server and they do completely different things. One is our
> Certificate Authority, the other was running Primevera and Tomcat, the
> other was an AD Domain Controller.
>
> Just cant seem to find it...
>
> Thanks
>
> Gene
><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Have a look at the thread "server hardisk space reduce", posted only 12
hours before yours.

 

Ok, did that. Ran Tree Size, and it is stating the system volume
information is chewing up all the space.

Two questions, why does this keep growing
and
how do I clean this up?

It looks as though they grow with change timestamps every 7 days?

Thanks for helping



Gene
"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:OKRSEooGKHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a few servers running Win2k3 that have not been rebooted for
>> sometime (weeks to 2-3 months) In My Computer it shows, for instance, I
>> have a 30GB drive and I only have 800MB left. I really do not have
>> much on it, so I do properties on each directory and it adds up to about
>> 12GB. The swapfiles is only about 2GB. I show hidden and system and
>> scour the drive looking for this space.
>>
>> I finally give in and reboot the server, and when it comes back, I have
>> 18GB of free space left......
>>
>> Does anyone have ideas on where this space goes? I have this on more
>> than one server and they do completely different things. One is our
>> Certificate Authority, the other was running Primevera and Tomcat, the
>> other was an AD Domain Controller.
>>
>> Just cant seem to find it...
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Gene
>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> Have a look at the thread "server hardisk space reduce", posted only 12
> hours before yours.
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

The System Volume Information folder stores the System Restore points. You
need to modify its settings if this tool causes a problem.


"Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:OkdN4arGKHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Ok, did that. Ran Tree Size, and it is stating the system volume
> information is chewing up all the space.
>
> Two questions, why does this keep growing
> and
> how do I clean this up?
>
> It looks as though they grow with change timestamps every 7 days?
>
> Thanks for helping
>
>
>
> Gene
> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:Oonev$oGKHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>>
>> "Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:OKRSEooGKHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have a few servers running Win2k3 that have not been rebooted for
>>> sometime (weeks to 2-3 months) In My Computer it shows, for instance, I
>>> have a 30GB drive and I only have 800MB left. I really do not have
>>> much on it, so I do properties on each directory and it adds up to about
>>> 12GB. The swapfiles is only about 2GB. I show hidden and system and
>>> scour the drive looking for this space.
>>>
>>> I finally give in and reboot the server, and when it comes back, I have
>>> 18GB of free space left......
>>>
>>> Does anyone have ideas on where this space goes? I have this on more
>>> than one server and they do completely different things. One is our
>>> Certificate Authority, the other was running Primevera and Tomcat, the
>>> other was an AD Domain Controller.
>>>
>>> Just cant seem to find it...
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Gene
>>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> Have a look at the thread "server hardisk space reduce", posted only 12
>> hours before yours.
>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

This is windows server 2003 and I cannot find where to access/turn off
system restore. Also VSS is not running on the drive. The files look like
this:
215{3808876b-c176-4e48-b7ae-04046e6cc752}
214{3808876b-c176-4e48-b7ae-04046e6cc752}

etc, etc


Thanks

Gene


"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:evCecdrGKHA.1376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> The System Volume Information folder stores the System Restore points. You
> need to modify its settings if this tool causes a problem.
>
>
> "Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:OkdN4arGKHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Ok, did that. Ran Tree Size, and it is stating the system volume
>> information is chewing up all the space.
>>
>> Two questions, why does this keep growing
>> and
>> how do I clean this up?
>>
>> It looks as though they grow with change timestamps every 7 days?
>>
>> Thanks for helping
>>
>>
>>
>> Gene
>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oonev$oGKHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>>
>>> "Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
>>> news:OKRSEooGKHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have a few servers running Win2k3 that have not been rebooted for
>>>> sometime (weeks to 2-3 months) In My Computer it shows, for instance,
>>>> I have a 30GB drive and I only have 800MB left. I really do not have
>>>> much on it, so I do properties on each directory and it adds up to
>>>> about 12GB. The swapfiles is only about 2GB. I show hidden and system
>>>> and scour the drive looking for this space.
>>>>
>>>> I finally give in and reboot the server, and when it comes back, I have
>>>> 18GB of free space left......
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have ideas on where this space goes? I have this on more
>>>> than one server and they do completely different things. One is our
>>>> Certificate Authority, the other was running Primevera and Tomcat, the
>>>> other was an AD Domain Controller.
>>>>
>>>> Just cant seem to find it...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Gene
>>>>
>>>
>>> Have a look at the thread "server hardisk space reduce", posted only 12
>>> hours before yours.
>>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Sorry, got it. VSS was off because it ran out of disk space, but if I
change the space allocated from unlimited to a number, the files go away.
Then I restarted it with a limit and to create every friday, as files do not
change much on this server.

Thanks for all your guidance.

Gene

"Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:O1YtrirGKHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> This is windows server 2003 and I cannot find where to access/turn off
> system restore. Also VSS is not running on the drive. The files look
> like this:
> 215{3808876b-c176-4e48-b7ae-04046e6cc752}
> 214{3808876b-c176-4e48-b7ae-04046e6cc752}
>
> etc, etc
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Gene
>
>
> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:evCecdrGKHA.1376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> The System Volume Information folder stores the System Restore points.
>> You need to modify its settings if this tool causes a problem.
>>
>>
>> "Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:OkdN4arGKHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> Ok, did that. Ran Tree Size, and it is stating the system volume
>>> information is chewing up all the space.
>>>
>>> Two questions, why does this keep growing
>>> and
>>> how do I clean this up?
>>>
>>> It looks as though they grow with change timestamps every 7 days?
>>>
>>> Thanks for helping
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gene
>>> "Pegasus [MVP]" <news@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Oonev$oGKHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> "Little Help Please..." <22geno22@community.nospam> wrote in message
>>>> news:OKRSEooGKHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a few servers running Win2k3 that have not been rebooted for
>>>>> sometime (weeks to 2-3 months) In My Computer it shows, for instance,
>>>>> I have a 30GB drive and I only have 800MB left. I really do not
>>>>> have much on it, so I do properties on each directory and it adds up
>>>>> to about 12GB. The swapfiles is only about 2GB. I show hidden and
>>>>> system and scour the drive looking for this space.
>>>>>
>>>>> I finally give in and reboot the server, and when it comes back, I
>>>>> have 18GB of free space left......
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have ideas on where this space goes? I have this on more
>>>>> than one server and they do completely different things. One is our
>>>>> Certificate Authority, the other was running Primevera and Tomcat, the
>>>>> other was an AD Domain Controller.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just cant seem to find it...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Gene
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Have a look at the thread "server hardisk space reduce", posted only 12
>>>> hours before yours.
>>>>
>>>
>>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Hello Gene,

The managed support service of the newsgroup
<Microsoft.public.windows.server.general> is now available instead on <
General>:


Would you please repost the question in the forum with the Windows Live ID
used to access your Subscription benefits? Our engineers will assist you in
the new platform. The web link
introduces
more information about the migration.

In the future, please post your Windows Server related questions directly
to the forums. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact us: tngfb@microsoft.com

David Shen
Microsoft Online Technical Support

 

"David Shen [MSFT]" <v-dashen@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello Gene,
>
> The managed support service of the newsgroup
> <Microsoft.public.windows.server.general> is now available instead on <
> General>:
>
>
> Would you please repost the question in the forum with the Windows Live ID
> used to access your Subscription benefits? Our engineers will assist you
> in
> the new platform. The web link
> introduces
> more information about the migration.
>
> In the future, please post your Windows Server related questions directly
> to the forums. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
> contact us: tngfb@microsoft.com
>
> David Shen
> Microsoft Online Technical Support
><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


Hi David,

Curious, I'm not sure if this question has been asked, are the web forums
accessible by a newsreader?

Also, why not tie in together the newsgroups forum (here) with the
web-based forum in order to get better exposure to the engineers and
convenience to the posters? I mean, I do use the Social web based forums,
but some find that using a newsreader is easier to manage and track posts
and responses than at the web forums, unless there's a way to access it
using a newsreader?

Thanks,

Ace