Recently I needed to identify where all the space was going on our server. Usually I just use the Folder Size tab extension but it requires scanning every time you close the Properties dialogue. After looking around online I found a great free utility that displays the info in an easy to explore graphical view. [...]
Access-based EnumerationA great new feature in Windows Server 2003 is Access-based Enumeration (ABE). What ABE does is hide any file or folder that a user does not have access to. So for example the folder where you store all your users home drives, would usually appear jam packed with folders, most of which would return an [...] |
Security TemplatesWhen using Group Policies with Zenworks and Windows XP you may find users are able to create folders and files in root of C:. This is due to the change in default security settings for drives on Windows XP from 2000. You need to use the Security Template editor to create a template restricting rights [...] |
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Folder Size Shell ExtensionAdds a Size tab to folder properties, showing the size of all the subfolders. Great addon for Windows. Bring up the properties of a folder and it will calculate the size of all the subfolders. Can be set to sort folders by size and decreasing allowing sysadmins to quickly identify large folders in user drives [...] |