If you want a percentage then you can run this batch file:
$@echo off
$goto Start
$-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$This batch file will check the amount of free disk space on the
$nominated drive. If it is less than the specified percentage
$then it will generate a pop-up warning on the specified computer.
$
$You must set three parameters below the ":Start" label:
$set Drive=C: (or any other drive)
$set Limit=20 (the percentage figure below which a warning will be
issued.
$set Dest=Pegasus (the name of the machine that will receive the warning)
$
$Note: On the %Dest% machine, the "Messenger" service must be running.
$
$19.1.2008 FNL
$-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$:Start
$set Drive=C:
$set Limit=20
$set Dest=Pegasus
$
$fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo %Drive% > nul
$if ErrorLevel 1 (
$ fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo %Drive%
$ echo Press the Space Bar to close this window.
$ pause > nul
$ goto :eof
$)
$
$for /F "tokens=7" %%a in ('fsutil volume diskfree %Drive% ^| find /i "# of
free"') do set free=%%a
$for /F "tokens=6" %%a in ('fsutil volume diskfree %Drive% ^| find /i "# of
byte"') do set total=%%a
$set free=%free:~0,-6%
$if "%free%"=="" set free=0
$set total=%total:~0,-6%
$set /a percent=%free% * 100 / %total%
$echo Free space on drive %Drive% is %percent%%% of capacity
$if %percent% LSS %Limit% net send %Dest% "Warning: Free space on drive
%Drive% on %ComputerName% is %Percent%%% of capacity."
- You must remove all $ characters. Their only purpose is to mark
the beginning of each line.
- The Messenger service must run on your own PC.
- Set Limit=20 if you mean 20% of capacity
"maitakeboy" <maitakeboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C74A966D-8ED6-4174-8FB7-120C0E542734@microsoft.com...
> Pegasus,
>
> Thanks for your reply! What exactly are you setting when you set the Set
> Limit? Is that the remaining free space? Can you do a percentage?
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "maitakeboy" <maitakeboy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:54A43D54-F92C-49D0-8065-781A4ED8861B@microsoft.com...
>> > I've gotten burned twice, now, by not having any automatic alert that
>> > informs
>> > me when my file server space is getting low. I can't seem to find
>> > anything
>> > built-in to Windows to do this. What is the suggested way to configure
>> > automatic alerts when a logical drive is running out of space?
>>
>> Get the Task Scheduler on the server to run this batch file
>> once every day:
>> $@echo off >nullfile.txt
>> $set Drive=C:
>> $set Limit=1000
>> $for /F "tokens=7" %%a in ('fsutil volume diskfree %Drive% ^| find /i "#
>> of
>> free"') do set free=%%a
>> $set free=%free:~0,-6%
>> $if %free% LSS %Limit% net send YourPCName "Warning: Free space on
>> %ComputerName% is less than %Limit% MBytes"
>>
>> Note:
>> - You must remove all $ characters. Their only purpose is to mark
>> the beginning of each line.
>> - The Messenger service must run on your own PC.
>> - Set Limit=2000 if you mean 2000 MBytes (=2 GBytes)
>>
>>
>>