Low Disk Space on Server 2003 SP2

[Guest master_yoda]

Existing server at the company I am at was set up with a 12GB C partition and

is down to less than 4GB. I have tried cleaning up as much as possible, but I

am barely above 4.5GB now. Much of the disk space being used is in the

service pack and update un-installation folders located under the Windows

folder, all the names are preceded with a $. Are these safe to just highlight

and shift-delete, or is there a safe way of removing or archiving them. I

have plenty of disk space in other partitions.

 

On the same note, are there any reliable utilities out there for safely

re-sizing a running C partition on a 2003 server?

 

Thanks!

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Low Disk Space on Server 2003 SP2

 

Hello master_yoda,

 

You can use always diskcleanup to start. Also you can delete all the KBxxxxxx

uninstall folders, if you are sure that you don't need to uninstall the patch.

The only folder which should stay always is $hfmig$, all other you can delete

or move to a different location if you will keep them. Also you can stop

automatic update service and delete the c:\windows\softwaredistribution folder

and start the service again, the folder will be recreated. If you have another

harddisk in the computer you can also move the pagefile.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Existing server at the company I am at was set up with a 12GB C

> partition and is down to less than 4GB. I have tried cleaning up as

> much as possible, but I am barely above 4.5GB now. Much of the disk

> space being used is in the service pack and update un-installation

> folders located under the Windows folder, all the names are preceded

> with a $. Are these safe to just highlight and shift-delete, or is

> there a safe way of removing or archiving them. I have plenty of disk

> space in other partitions.

>

> On the same note, are there any reliable utilities out there for

> safely re-sizing a running C partition on a 2003 server?

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Low Disk Space on Server 2003 SP2

 

 

"master_yoda" <master_yoda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Existing server at the company I am at was set up with a 12GB C partition

> and

> is down to less than 4GB. I have tried cleaning up as much as possible,

> but I

> am barely above 4.5GB now. Much of the disk space being used is in the

> service pack and update un-installation folders located under the Windows

> folder, all the names are preceded with a $. Are these safe to just

> highlight

> and shift-delete, or is there a safe way of removing or archiving them. I

> have plenty of disk space in other partitions.

>

> On the same note, are there any reliable utilities out there for safely

> re-sizing a running C partition on a 2003 server?

>

> Thanks!

 

You could resize your partitions with Acronis DiskDirector (Server).

[Guest aus]

Re: Low Disk Space on Server 2003 SP2

 

master_yoda wrote:

> Existing server at the company I am at was set up with a 12GB C partition and

> is down to less than 4GB. I have tried cleaning up as much as possible, but I

> am barely above 4.5GB now. Much of the disk space being used is in the

> service pack and update un-installation folders located under the Windows

> folder, all the names are preceded with a $. Are these safe to just highlight

> and shift-delete, or is there a safe way of removing or archiving them. I

> have plenty of disk space in other partitions.

>

> On the same note, are there any reliable utilities out there for safely

> re-sizing a running C partition on a 2003 server?

>

> Thanks!

 

You can just move the Service Pack files off, but if you do ever need to

do a SP uninstall (unlikely) then you would copy them back or alter

the registry entry that points to the source.

 

4.5Gb is fie though - 1Gb or less then I'd say make efforts to clear but

a steady 4Gb is fine.