Home Folder Data Calculator for end user

[baylissmark]

Hi all,

 

Wondering what people are using for end users to see how much space they have left before there quota hits 100% on the server. I know we can use Windows 2008 R2 FRSM and email notification but this isn't good enough. There must be a script or an app that the end user can run to see how much capacity they have used and is left.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Mark

[eddyc]

Do you allow your users to have access to (My) Computer? If their home drive is mounted to a letter, it shows them how much of their quota is in use. Their network drive says 200mb of 1gb in use or whatever.

 

I hope this helps, Ed

[victory2012]

Do you allow your users to have access to (My) Computer? If their home drive is mounted to a letter, it shows them how much of their quota is in use. Their network drive says 200mb of 1gb in use or whatever.

 

I hope this helps, Ed

 

 

i wrote a little app in visual basic which displays the quota left on the desktop just above the clock, if your home drive is H i can attach a copy of it here.

[baylissmark]

Thanks for the reply.

 

The home drive path is Z: unfortunately.

 

Also, the user doesn't have permission to view My Computer

[baylissmark]

Any chance I could possibly check the the visual basic app? Please.

 

Regards,

 

Mark

[victory2012]

Any chance I could possibly check the the visual basic app? Please.

 

Regards,

 

Mark

 

 

Ive modified it to work with drive Z for you. let me know how u get on.

 

Download Here

[baylissmark]

Thanks. Really appreciate this.

 

Will test tomorrow.

[baylissmark]

This worked really well. Appreciate you doing this for us.

 

All the best.

 

Thanks again.

[sister_annex]

@victory2012 would it be an idea to allow a 'driveletter' variable at startup so that other drives could be shown if required?

 

just a thought

[victory2012]

@victory2012 would it be an idea to allow a 'driveletter' variable at startup so that other drives could be shown if required?

 

just a thought

 

Thats very true, i never thought abotu sharing it before so as it was coded to my system didnt really think about it.. im going to attach an ini file for the varibles and publish the program for anyone interested.

[bwestlake]

have you got the H: one aswell?

[victory2012]

have you got the H: one aswell?

 

Attached is version with a settings file , the settings file must be in the same directory as the application.

 

Let me know how you get on.

 

Desktop Quota App.zip

[Chuckster]

How do you run the app so that all users get the info?

[victory2012]

How do you run the app so that all users get the info?

 

just run it in a login script

[Chuckster]

Simply insert the exe and that's it...?

[victory2012]

Simply insert the exe and that's it...?

 

yes and make sure the settings.ini file is in the same location as the exe

[fairm010]

What version of .net does this use? Id love to put this out on my network but what does it use?

[jdoldridge]

Great little app thanks would be great if you could have all drives which are connected though :/ but still its fantastic

[victory2012]

What version of .net does this use? Id love to put this out on my network but what does it use?

 

currently using .Net 2.0

[fairm010]

Thanks! Im not on site at the moment, have you tested on Win 7?

[jdoldridge]

only on one of the servers atm. Cant remote into a client from here lol not on site either

[fairm010]

Is that Server08? Essentially the same as Win 7. We will be using it on an RDS server too with 08 R2

[jdoldridge]

Yup 08. It didn't work at first but then I realised my admin account didn't have the H drive mapped. Then I mapped it and it worked great. going to write it into the login script as soon as ive tested it on a couple of client PC's but they are XP

[victory2012]

Yup 08. It didn't work at first but then I realised my admin account didn't have the H drive mapped. Then I mapped it and it worked great. going to write it into the login script as soon as ive tested it on a couple of client PC's but they are XP

if i get a bit of time i should really add some error checking in there!

 

i currently use this on all my windows 7 clients, and was also on my xp clients, i have it also on windows server 2008 r2 for our remote access and all works fine.

[6Foot2]

I tried the app this afternoon as a student. After logon an error is displayed:

 

Application1 has stopped responding

 

The only option is to end the program. It works as administrator on the same computer.

 

OS: Windows 7 Professional: SP1: 64 Bit.

 

.Net 2 has been deployed t the workstation and all updates.