asked on 5/17/2011

How to work out who is using the space on SBS 2008 users folders

Hi,

I have an SBS 2008 server with the usual "Users" folder which is automatically created by SBS. This is being backed up by 3rd party backup software.

The backup has grown hugely, leading me to believe that one of the users has added a large number of files which may not need to be backed up. The trouble is I do not know which user.

I cannot size the folders as the permissions set up by SBS 2008 does not allow access to the folders. I could change the ownership on each folder, but I'd rather not do that.

Can anyone suggest a way to measure the size of each folder?

Thanks,

Richard

SBS Windows Server 2008

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rpm

6/13/2011

Phiwi Moyo

5/17/2011

There is a software we use call Beyond Compare, it check a lot of stuff, try it.

rpm

5/17/2011

ASKER

Sorry, that doesn't help, it just says access denied.

Richard

ormerodrutter

5/17/2011

Try Treesize, which is a free software that tells you the size of each folder/sub-folder.

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rpm

6/13/2011

ASKER

I'll happily repost this question with new points if anyone has a solution that can size folders despite the security restrictions, perhaps by running in the backup context.

Richard