Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

[Guest DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org]

I've got a Domain Controller that is low on space. The thing is, I just freed

up 25 GB on hard drive space on it a couple of weeks ago (relocated the

software storage folder). I did this because it was low on space and running

poorly because of it. And now this server is running so slow that I have to

reboot it several time a day and it only has 3.38 GB's of free space.

 

How do I figure out what is filling up the hard drive? We use DFS

replication. This DC holds the Schema Master Role. I'm sure you will need

more info in order to be of help; I just don't know what to posted. Just ask.

 

Thanks,

DJ

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

 

"DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:F2950052-6A3B-429A-9C73-0FC89AEE8A5F@microsoft.com...

> I've got a Domain Controller that is low on space. The thing is, I just

> freed

> up 25 GB on hard drive space on it a couple of weeks ago (relocated the

> software storage folder). I did this because it was low on space and

> running

> poorly because of it. And now this server is running so slow that I have

> to

> reboot it several time a day and it only has 3.38 GB's of free space.

>

> How do I figure out what is filling up the hard drive? We use DFS

> replication. This DC holds the Schema Master Role. I'm sure you will need

> more info in order to be of help; I just don't know what to posted. Just

> ask.

>

> Thanks,

> DJ

 

Have a look at the item "C Drive filling up fast", posted here only a few

hours ago . . .

[Guest JKarmy]

RE: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

I had the same issue yesterday and found that it was my virus def's. I used a

program called "foldersizes" to find my larg files. You can download a trial

copy at http://www.foldersizes.com

 

"DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" wrote:

> I've got a Domain Controller that is low on space. The thing is, I just freed

> up 25 GB on hard drive space on it a couple of weeks ago (relocated the

> software storage folder). I did this because it was low on space and running

> poorly because of it. And now this server is running so slow that I have to

> reboot it several time a day and it only has 3.38 GB's of free space.

>

> How do I figure out what is filling up the hard drive? We use DFS

> replication. This DC holds the Schema Master Role. I'm sure you will need

> more info in order to be of help; I just don't know what to posted. Just ask.

>

> Thanks,

> DJ

[Guest DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

Please help.

I'm not getting any answers just more questions. I've been reading and

trying stuff for over a week now.

 

Something I noticed is I have System error 333 showing up over and over.

The free space changes in minutes, like it when in to see how much I had

left, it was 4.19 GB which was great seeing how it was just over a GB this

morning and while I was writing it down, it changed to 3.02....

The paging file is set for a max size of 4092 MB. The event logs are set and

overwrite.

 

Off topic: Why do the size and size on file differ so much on some files?

Should the share folders vary so much from from one DC to the next, after

replication (20GB+)? I'm new to active directory, I've used some of it like

GP but nothing like this... file sharing with roaming profile, used by multi

users. I'm in a bit over my head.

 

Ok, I have scanned for everything I can think of, viruses, malware, and I'm

trying to see what has been modified today. I get so many results when I scan

for modified..... and it that's for ever. I have saved copies of the log

files if you'd like to see them.

 

I know I'm all over the place with this post but I've been working on this

all week and really haven't got anywhere. It's making me crazy.

 

Thanks,

DJ

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:F2950052-6A3B-429A-9C73-0FC89AEE8A5F@microsoft.com...

> > I've got a Domain Controller that is low on space. The thing is, I just

> > freed

> > up 25 GB on hard drive space on it a couple of weeks ago (relocated the

> > software storage folder). I did this because it was low on space and

> > running

> > poorly because of it. And now this server is running so slow that I have

> > to

> > reboot it several time a day and it only has 3.38 GB's of free space.

> >

> > How do I figure out what is filling up the hard drive? We use DFS

> > replication. This DC holds the Schema Master Role. I'm sure you will need

> > more info in order to be of help; I just don't know what to posted. Just

> > ask.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > DJ

>

> Have a look at the item "C Drive filling up fast", posted here only a few

> hours ago . . .

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

 

"DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:E90F01D4-5220-4223-AB2F-F18FF078D59C@microsoft.com...

> Please help.

> I'm not getting any answers just more questions. I've been reading and

> trying stuff for over a week now.

>

> Something I noticed is I have System error 333 showing up over and over.

> The free space changes in minutes, like it when in to see how much I had

> left, it was 4.19 GB which was great seeing how it was just over a GB this

> morning and while I was writing it down, it changed to 3.02....

> The paging file is set for a max size of 4092 MB. The event logs are set

> and

> overwrite.

>

> Off topic: Why do the size and size on file differ so much on some files?

> Should the share folders vary so much from from one DC to the next, after

> replication (20GB+)? I'm new to active directory, I've used some of it

> like

> GP but nothing like this... file sharing with roaming profile, used by

> multi

> users. I'm in a bit over my head.

>

> Ok, I have scanned for everything I can think of, viruses, malware, and

> I'm

> trying to see what has been modified today. I get so many results when I

> scan

> for modified..... and it that's for ever. I have saved copies of the log

> files if you'd like to see them.

>

> I know I'm all over the place with this post but I've been working on this

> all week and really haven't got anywhere. It's making me crazy.

>

> Thanks,

> DJ

>

 

Have a look here:

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/33029806/system-drives-says-it-is.aspx.

Look for the phrases "This often happens" and "Thank you".

[Guest DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

I've ran chkdsk, checked modified files with foldersize - a lot of small

stuff, but nothing that really stands out. We have file shares that use file

replication in AC the users profiles are on there so lots of changes are made

daily....

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:E90F01D4-5220-4223-AB2F-F18FF078D59C@microsoft.com...

> > Please help.

> > I'm not getting any answers just more questions. I've been reading and

> > trying stuff for over a week now.

> >

> > Something I noticed is I have System error 333 showing up over and over.

> > The free space changes in minutes, like it when in to see how much I had

> > left, it was 4.19 GB which was great seeing how it was just over a GB this

> > morning and while I was writing it down, it changed to 3.02....

> > The paging file is set for a max size of 4092 MB. The event logs are set

> > and

> > overwrite.

> >

> > Off topic: Why do the size and size on file differ so much on some files?

> > Should the share folders vary so much from from one DC to the next, after

> > replication (20GB+)? I'm new to active directory, I've used some of it

> > like

> > GP but nothing like this... file sharing with roaming profile, used by

> > multi

> > users. I'm in a bit over my head.

> >

> > Ok, I have scanned for everything I can think of, viruses, malware, and

> > I'm

> > trying to see what has been modified today. I get so many results when I

> > scan

> > for modified..... and it that's for ever. I have saved copies of the log

> > files if you'd like to see them.

> >

> > I know I'm all over the place with this post but I've been working on this

> > all week and really haven't got anywhere. It's making me crazy.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > DJ

> >

>

> Have a look here:

> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/33029806/system-drives-says-it-is.aspx.

> Look for the phrases "This often happens" and "Thank you".

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

 

"DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:B99970FA-EEBC-4EFE-BB08-761D48BB6B4B@microsoft.com...

> I've ran chkdsk, checked modified files with foldersize - a lot of small

> stuff, but nothing that really stands out. We have file shares that use

> file

> replication in AC the users profiles are on there so lots of changes are

> made

> daily....

 

Try this:

1. Download this file:

http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1875721_ygy1v/rdir.vbs]rdir.vbs[/url

It will be there for 24 hours. Put it into c:\Windows.

2. Start a Command Prompt.

3. Type these commands:

cscript //nologo rdir.vbs "d:\"{Enter}

(Replace d:\ with the drive letter you're having problems with)

notepad c:\rdir.txt{Enter}

4. Post the contents of the notepad screen.

[Guest DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

Thanks. I've done it and I'm waiting. The DFSshares folder is around 125 GB.

That's what it's scanning/collecting now. I'll post it when it's done. Thanks

again.

 

DJ

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:B99970FA-EEBC-4EFE-BB08-761D48BB6B4B@microsoft.com...

> > I've ran chkdsk, checked modified files with foldersize - a lot of small

> > stuff, but nothing that really stands out. We have file shares that use

> > file

> > replication in AC the users profiles are on there so lots of changes are

> > made

> > daily....

>

> Try this:

> 1. Download this file:

> http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1875721_ygy1v/rdir.vbs]rdir.vbs[/url

> It will be there for 24 hours. Put it into c:\Windows.

> 2. Start a Command Prompt.

> 3. Type these commands:

> cscript //nologo rdir.vbs "d:\"{Enter}

> (Replace d:\ with the drive letter you're having problems with)

> notepad c:\rdir.txt{Enter}

> 4. Post the contents of the notepad screen.

>

>

>

[Guest DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

File Summary

============================================

0 0 c:\ADFS

0 0 c:\Frs-Staging

0 0 c:\StorageReports

0 0 c:\wmpub

39,316 4 c:\ARtmp

52,180 1 c:\eec30c72ccb38cc109ee2e4ddcab53

94,584 70 c:\$VAULT$.AVG

160,360 2 c:\DFSReports

290,162 1 c:\5f4ae5b2e240694ec7851b1964b5e7bc

3,336,736 8 c:\compaq

7,046,952 9 c:\found.000

13,458,495 7 c:\help

17,453,593 3 c:\DFSRoots

25,610,737 124 c:\CPQSYSTEM

56,253,299 2,318 c:\hp

80,741,728 3 c:\Diskeeper

671,639,529 2,812 c:\Documents and Settings

793,086,317 3,181 c:\Program Files

1,907,986,961 170 c:\RECYCLER

2,163,760,117 18 c:\

5,774,563,429 17,967 c:\WINDOWS

9,462,487,217 21 c:\System Volume Information

117,917,724,405 4,938,320c:\DFSShares

138,895,786,117 4,965,039(Total)

 

75,524,926,398 4,513,226..les$\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted (Most bytes)

75,524,926,398 4,513,226..les$\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted (Most files)

 

Warning: Some file(s) in the following folder could not be accessed:

c:\DFSRoots\DomainShares$\SystemsFiles$ ()

 

I don't know if this is the problem or because of the problem. I am also

getting DFS Replacation errors 6002 and 4304.

 

Thanks for your time and help,

DJ

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:B99970FA-EEBC-4EFE-BB08-761D48BB6B4B@microsoft.com...

> > I've ran chkdsk, checked modified files with foldersize - a lot of small

> > stuff, but nothing that really stands out. We have file shares that use

> > file

> > replication in AC the users profiles are on there so lots of changes are

> > made

> > daily....

>

> Try this:

> 1. Download this file:

> http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1875721_ygy1v/rdir.vbs]rdir.vbs[/url

> It will be there for 24 hours. Put it into c:\Windows.

> 2. Start a Command Prompt.

> 3. Type these commands:

> cscript //nologo rdir.vbs "d:\"{Enter}

> (Replace d:\ with the drive letter you're having problems with)

> notepad c:\rdir.txt{Enter}

> 4. Post the contents of the notepad screen.

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

 

"DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:E2774F20-163F-42D8-B1AC-1A68960E3AC1@microsoft.com...

> File Summary

> ============================================

> 0 0 c:\ADFS

> 0 0 c:\Frs-Staging

> 0 0 c:\StorageReports

> 0 0 c:\wmpub

> 39,316 4 c:\ARtmp

> 52,180 1 c:\eec30c72ccb38cc109ee2e4ddcab53

> 94,584 70 c:\$VAULT$.AVG

> 160,360 2 c:\DFSReports

> 290,162 1 c:\5f4ae5b2e240694ec7851b1964b5e7bc

> 3,336,736 8 c:\compaq

> 7,046,952 9 c:\found.000

> 13,458,495 7 c:\help

> 17,453,593 3 c:\DFSRoots

> 25,610,737 124 c:\CPQSYSTEM

> 56,253,299 2,318 c:\hp

> 80,741,728 3 c:\Diskeeper

> 671,639,529 2,812 c:\Documents and Settings

> 793,086,317 3,181 c:\Program Files

> 1,907,986,961 170 c:\RECYCLER

> 2,163,760,117 18 c:\

> 5,774,563,429 17,967 c:\WINDOWS

> 9,462,487,217 21 c:\System Volume Information

> 117,917,724,405 4,938,320c:\DFSShares

> 138,895,786,117 4,965,039(Total)

>

> 75,524,926,398 4,513,226..les$\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted (Most

> bytes)

> 75,524,926,398 4,513,226..les$\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted (Most

> files)

>

> Warning: Some file(s) in the following folder could not be accessed:

> c:\DFSRoots\DomainShares$\SystemsFiles$ ()

>

> I don't know if this is the problem or because of the problem. I am also

> getting DFS Replacation errors 6002 and 4304.

>

> Thanks for your time and help,

> DJ

 

The numbers up to and including "System Volume Information" are entirely

reasonable. You now need to do your own homework. Here are the things an

administrator would look at:

- Does the total figure of 140 GBytes, plus free space, add up to your disk

capacity?

- Is the figure of 120 GBytes for your DFSShares reasonable?

- Does it remain constant?

- If it keeps going up, which of its subfolders is growing? (Use rdir.vbs to

find out!)

[Guest DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org]

Re: Disappearing hard drive space on 2k3 DC

 

Update: As of last Thursday this server reboots about ever 5 minutes..

 

Something was up with the shares. Conflict and deleted folder is the one

growing. I kept getting Event ID 13568 (sysvol share is in JRNL_WRAP_ERROR)

I enabled journal wrap automatic restore.

This had seemed to fix every thing, but a System Error 102 (The one that has

it crashing and DFSR error 6002 (invalid msDFSR-Member object data??).

 

I also noticed that a server that crashed about a month ago was still

listed in Distributed File System tree. I removed it. After a lot of reading,

I install ADSIedit and to take a look.

 

Here's the error:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: DFSR

Event Category: None

Event ID: 6002

Date: 9/29/2008

Time: 4:45:01 PM

User: N/A

Computer: 50-SERVER-2

Description:

The DFS Replication service detected invalid msDFSR-Member object data while

polling for configuration information.

 

Additional Information:

Object DN:

CN=936583f5-6d1e-4244-b67b-c8fe3bea37fa,CN=Topology,CN=it.abbe-lib.org\\domainshares$\\publicfiles$,CN=DFSR-GlobalSettings,CN=System,DC=it,DC=abbe-lib,DC=org

Attribute Name: msDFSR-ComputerReference

Domain Controller: 50-server-2.it.abbe-lib.org

Polling Cycle: 60 minutes

 

ADSIEdit.. in the folder object (936583f5-6d1e-4244-b67b-c8fe3bea37fa),

there are two entries. However, I have know idea what they are or what I can

do to fix this. This error shows everytime the server crashes. I can't seem

to find any info or answers about this. Can you tell me, what will happen if

I delete them or how I find out which server they are???

 

Regards,

DJ

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "DonnaJ@abbe-lib.org" <DonnaJabbeliborg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:E2774F20-163F-42D8-B1AC-1A68960E3AC1@microsoft.com...

> > File Summary

> > ============================================

> > 0 0 c:\ADFS

> > 0 0 c:\Frs-Staging

> > 0 0 c:\StorageReports

> > 0 0 c:\wmpub

> > 39,316 4 c:\ARtmp

> > 52,180 1 c:\eec30c72ccb38cc109ee2e4ddcab53

> > 94,584 70 c:\$VAULT$.AVG

> > 160,360 2 c:\DFSReports

> > 290,162 1 c:\5f4ae5b2e240694ec7851b1964b5e7bc

> > 3,336,736 8 c:\compaq

> > 7,046,952 9 c:\found.000

> > 13,458,495 7 c:\help

> > 17,453,593 3 c:\DFSRoots

> > 25,610,737 124 c:\CPQSYSTEM

> > 56,253,299 2,318 c:\hp

> > 80,741,728 3 c:\Diskeeper

> > 671,639,529 2,812 c:\Documents and Settings

> > 793,086,317 3,181 c:\Program Files

> > 1,907,986,961 170 c:\RECYCLER

> > 2,163,760,117 18 c:\

> > 5,774,563,429 17,967 c:\WINDOWS

> > 9,462,487,217 21 c:\System Volume Information

> > 117,917,724,405 4,938,320c:\DFSShares

> > 138,895,786,117 4,965,039(Total)

> >

> > 75,524,926,398 4,513,226..les$\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted (Most

> > bytes)

> > 75,524,926,398 4,513,226..les$\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted (Most

> > files)

> >

> > Warning: Some file(s) in the following folder could not be accessed:

> > c:\DFSRoots\DomainShares$\SystemsFiles$ ()

> >

> > I don't know if this is the problem or because of the problem. I am also

> > getting DFS Replacation errors 6002 and 4304.

> >

> > Thanks for your time and help,

> > DJ

>

> The numbers up to and including "System Volume Information" are entirely

> reasonable. You now need to do your own homework. Here are the things an

> administrator would look at:

> - Does the total figure of 140 GBytes, plus free space, add up to your disk

> capacity?

> - Is the figure of 120 GBytes for your DFSShares reasonable?

> - Does it remain constant?

> - If it keeps going up, which of its subfolders is growing? (Use rdir.vbs to

> find out!)

>

>

>