Windows server 2008 check files in use

Click Add. Type a name for the folder to add, and then click OK. Next, type a name for the folder in the namespace. This name can be the same as the original folder name or a new name that will be associated with the original folder in the namespace.

After you type a name, click OK to add the folder and complete the process. You do not have to configure DFS Namespaces at this time. This console is installed and available on the Administrative Tools menu. See Chapter With File Server Resource Manager, you can monitor the amount of space used on disk volumes and create storage reports. To install File Server Resource Manager, you work with two additional configuration pages:. On the Configure Storage Usage Monitoring page, select disk volumes for monitoring as shown in the following screen.

When you select a volume and then click Options, you can set the volume usage threshold and choose the reports to generate when the volume reaches the threshold value. By default, the usage threshold is 85 percent. On the Set Report Options page, you can select a save location for usage reports, as shown in the following screen.

One usage report of each type you select is generated each time a volume reaches its threshold. Old reports are not automatically deleted. To change the default location, click Browse, and then select the new save location in the Browse For Folder dialog box. You can also elect to receive reports by e-mail. To do this, you must specify the recipient e-mail addresses and the SMTP server to use.

You do not have to configure monitoring and reporting at this time. To install Windows Search Service, you work with an additional configuration page that allows you to select the volumes to index. Indexing a volume makes it possible for users to search a volume quickly. However, indexing entire volumes can affect service performance, especially if you index the system volume. Therefore, you may want to index only specific shared folders on volumes, which you can do later on a per-folder basis.

You do not have to configure indexing at this time. After you complete the optional pages, click Next. Click Install to begin the installation process.

Review the installation details to ensure that all phases of the installation were completed successfully. If the File Services role is installed already on a server and you want to install additional services for a file server, you can add role services to the server by using a similar process. Step 1: Right Click the start menu and select Computer Management Another way to access computer management is to type in compmgmt. Step 2: Click on Shared Folders, then click on open files I can now see that the user rallen has the HR folder and the file adpro.

Methods 2: See process and file details with Resource Monitor Step 1: Type Resource monitor into the start menu search box This is the quickest way to access the Resource Monitor. Step 2: Click on the disk tab in resource monitor Now that I have the resource monitor open I just need to click on the disk tab.

You can move the columns around so you can see the full file path. To stop the live monitoring go to monitor, then select stop monitoring. Analyze user permissions based on an individual user or group membership.

Download Free Tool. PowerShell has helped as it allows admins to create their own custom tools Reply. Learn more. What is taking up all my disk space? Ask Question. Asked 7 years, 3 months ago. Active 6 years, 10 months ago.

Viewed 17k times. I have run the Disk Cleanup tool to remove windows update backup files from winsxs folder. I tried running "vssadmin List Shadows" on a command line, and I got the following result: No items found that satisfy the query.

I have made sure that System files are not hidden as well as protected OS files. Improve this question. MrGordonz MrGordonz 51 1 1 gold badge 2 2 silver badges 5 5 bronze badges. I didn't use chkdsk. Add a comment.

Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Were you running those tools elevated "Run as Administrator"? Not running tools like that elevated is typically the reason why they don't show complete data.