To configure disk quotas and enforce quota limits for all users in Microsoft windows xp, follow these steps:
1. In Windows Explorer, right-click the volume (C, D, and so on) that you want to enforce quota limits on, and then select Properties.
2. Select the Quota tab. If the Quota tab does not exist, either you did not select the root of the volume, the volume is not formatted with NTFS, or you are not a member of the Administrators group.
3. Select the Enable Quota Management check box.
4. If you want to limit the disk space provided to users, select the Deny Disk Space to Users Exceeding Quota Limit check box. If you just want to use disk quotas to monitor disk usage for users, do not select this option.
5. Select the Limit Disk Space To option and configure the default quota limit and warning level. You can also select whether Windows adds an event to the Windows Event Log when users exceed their quota or their warning level.
6. Click OK to enable disk quotas. There will be a short delay while Windows XP Professional scans the volume and builds the quota information.
If you click Quota Entries on the Quota tab, you can view the amount of space used, quota limit, and warning level for each user. New users on the volume receive the default quota limit. Quota limits can be modified on a per-user basis, including the ability to assign no quota limit to particular users.
Users do not receive a message when they exceed their warning level or when they reach their quota limit. The drive simply acts as if it is full when the quota limit is reached.
The following are additional points concerning disk quotas:
- By default, members of the Administrators group are not subject to disk quotas when they are enabled. However, you can enable quota limits for all users except the built-in Administrator account.
- The user who installs a software program owns all files that are associated with that program. Make sure that the amount of space used by applications that the user may install is included in the user’s quota limit.
- You cannot delete a quota entry for a user who owns files and folders on the volume. You must delete, take ownership of, or move the files and folders before you can delete the quota entry.
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