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Guest Ben B.

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I'm running low on disk space on my C: drive which I typically reserve for

the OS only. This server is our terminal server, and twice we've been below

200MB available.

 

Do you know what the directory 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3'

is and why it's so big?

 

My other servers have the same directory, but it's less than 300MB.

 

Thanks!

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Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of spac

 

 

"Ben B." <BenB@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse

news:D134EE07-4746-4F18-87CC-3D97D622A2A2@microsoft.com...

> I'm running low on disk space on my C: drive which I typically reserve for

> the OS only. This server is our terminal server, and twice we've been

> below

> 200MB available.

>

> Do you know what the directory

> 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3'

> is and why it's so big?

>

 

Is it not saved spool jobs?

 

Some ts users might have "keep printet documents" on there printer driver

settings?

 

/Robert

Guest Ben B.

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Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of

 

Thanks for the quick response!

I'm not sure if they're saved spool jobs?? Inside of the directory I'm

seeing a lot of .tmp files, and .cfg files. However I'm also seeing .hlp .dll

and .exe files??

 

I've checked a handfull of my users, and they are not set to retain print

jobs. When I look into the printers and faxes on my print server I'm on

seeing a couple of jobs waiting to print, but no retained jobs.

 

- Ben

 

"Robert Vilhelmsen" wrote:

>

> "Ben B." <BenB@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse

> news:D134EE07-4746-4F18-87CC-3D97D622A2A2@microsoft.com...

> > I'm running low on disk space on my C: drive which I typically reserve for

> > the OS only. This server is our terminal server, and twice we've been

> > below

> > 200MB available.

> >

> > Do you know what the directory

> > 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3'

> > is and why it's so big?

> >

>

> Is it not saved spool jobs?

>

> Some ts users might have "keep printet documents" on there printer driver

> settings?

>

> /Robert

>

>

>

Guest Robert Vilhelmsen

Guest Robert Vilhelmsen

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Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of

 

Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of

 

 

"Ben B." <BenB@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse

news:36F8B56F-B484-49BD-9CE3-C0503909525D@microsoft.com...

> Thanks for the quick response!

> I'm not sure if they're saved spool jobs?? Inside of the directory I'm

> seeing a lot of .tmp files, and .cfg files. However I'm also seeing .hlp

> .dll

> and .exe files??

>

> I've checked a handfull of my users, and they are not set to retain print

> jobs. When I look into the printers and faxes on my print server I'm on

> seeing a couple of jobs waiting to print, but no retained jobs.

>

 

sorry printjobs are at C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\PRINTERS

 

'C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3' is printer drivers.

 

/Robert

Guest Ben B.

Guest Ben B.

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Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of

 

Should the directory be that large? We have roughly 20-30 printers, but only

4 or 5 different models. We mainly use HP, and a Zebra label printer.

 

"Robert Vilhelmsen" wrote:

>

> "Ben B." <BenB@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse

> news:36F8B56F-B484-49BD-9CE3-C0503909525D@microsoft.com...

> > Thanks for the quick response!

> > I'm not sure if they're saved spool jobs?? Inside of the directory I'm

> > seeing a lot of .tmp files, and .cfg files. However I'm also seeing .hlp

> > .dll

> > and .exe files??

> >

> > I've checked a handfull of my users, and they are not set to retain print

> > jobs. When I look into the printers and faxes on my print server I'm on

> > seeing a couple of jobs waiting to print, but no retained jobs.

> >

>

> sorry printjobs are at C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\PRINTERS

>

> 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3' is printer drivers.

>

> /Robert

>

>

>

Guest Robert Vilhelmsen

Guest Robert Vilhelmsen

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Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of

 

Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of

 

 

"Ben B." <BenB@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse

news:718DC699-1C68-4058-8DC8-59B344A3E7B1@microsoft.com...

> Should the directory be that large? We have roughly 20-30 printers, but

> only

> 4 or 5 different models. We mainly use HP, and a Zebra label printer.

>

 

it´s a fairly amount of data yes.

 

Have you tried to remove all printer drivers?

You do that in printerserver properties. Right click in Printers and Faxes

and choose "Server properties"

 

/Robert

Guest Ben B.

Guest Ben B.

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Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of

 

As long as the directory is real and needed, I can find more space else where.

Thanks Robert! You've been very helpful.

 

- Ben

 

"Robert Vilhelmsen" wrote:

>

> "Ben B." <BenB@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse

> news:718DC699-1C68-4058-8DC8-59B344A3E7B1@microsoft.com...

> > Should the directory be that large? We have roughly 20-30 printers, but

> > only

> > 4 or 5 different models. We mainly use HP, and a Zebra label printer.

> >

>

> it´s a fairly amount of data yes.

>

> Have you tried to remove all printer drivers?

> You do that in printerserver properties. Right click in Printers and Faxes

> and choose "Server properties"

>

> /Robert

>

>

>

Guest Ryan Hanisco

Guest Ryan Hanisco

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Re: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3 is using 1.27GB of

 

Hi Ben,

 

You may also want to look for skinnier drivers. For some HP printers you

can grab just the PCL or PS drivers and install those rather than the entire

driver pack. You can also usually go in there and pull the foreign language

folders to save space.

 

Finally, if you are not backing the printer configurations up, you might

want to look at the printmig utility to backup the entire printer set and

drivers to disk for archival.

 

Printmig:

http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/techinfo/overview/printmigrator3.1.mspx

--

Ryan Hanisco

MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+

Chicago, IL

 

Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need

quickly.

 

 

"Ben B." wrote:

> As long as the directory is real and needed, I can find more space else where.

> Thanks Robert! You've been very helpful.

>

> - Ben

>

> "Robert Vilhelmsen" wrote:

>

> >

> > "Ben B." <BenB@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse

> > news:718DC699-1C68-4058-8DC8-59B344A3E7B1@microsoft.com...

> > > Should the directory be that large? We have roughly 20-30 printers, but

> > > only

> > > 4 or 5 different models. We mainly use HP, and a Zebra label printer.

> > >

> >

> > it´s a fairly amount of data yes.

> >

> > Have you tried to remove all printer drivers?

> > You do that in printerserver properties. Right click in Printers and Faxes

> > and choose "Server properties"

> >

> > /Robert

> >

> >

> >

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