File Server Best Practice Kris <kpahel[ at ]gmail.com> 12/18/2008 3:30:26 PM I have been tasked with cleaning up the file server for my organization. Does anyone have a good source for learning the best practices for this project. I think some of the issues I need to address would be: duplicates, old files, organization and likely a few I can't think of. Thanks Kris

Re: File Server Best Practice "Fabio Martins" <support.msNOSPAMPLZ[ at ]fabiomartins.net> 12/18/2008 4:49:28 PM Hi Kris! We generally determine a date limit and delete everything before it. Before, we send an e-mail to every user like: "netxt friday we are going to delete all files older than xxx date, if you want to keep any file before it, save it on your own hard drivers" Off course we have must have a full backup before this procedure. "Kris" <kpahel[ at ]gmail.com> escreveu na mensagem news:357d0cf6-cbaa-4d59-b362-a235437d2ed6[ at ]z28g2000prd.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] >I have been tasked with cleaning up the file server for my > organization. Does anyone have a good source for learning the best > practices for this project. I think some of the issues I need to > address would be: duplicates, old files, organization and likely a few > I can't think of. > Thanks > Kris

Re: File Server Best Practice Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)[ at ]gmx.de> 12/18/2008 10:26:49 PM Hello Kris, We use quotas on the folders and so the users required to cleanup themself. We then provide archive space and copy the data to cd/dvd and store it in a safe place. Ofcourse we run a dailey/weekly/month and yearly backup strategy. So they can still get older data. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm [Quoted Text] > I have been tasked with cleaning up the file server for my > organization. Does anyone have a good source for learning the best > practices for this project. I think some of the issues I need to > address would be: duplicates, old files, organization and likely a few > I can't think of. > Thanks > Kris

Re: File Server Best Practice Kris <kpahel[ at ]gmail.com> 12/22/2008 4:08:15 PM Thanks very much Fabio. On Dec 18, 11:49 am, "Fabio Martins" <support.msNOSPAM...[ at ]fabiomartins.net> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Kris! > > We generally determine a date limit and delete everything before it. > Before, we send an e-mail to every user like: "netxt friday we are going to > delete all files older than xxx date, if you want to keep any file before > it, save it on your own hard drivers" > > Off course we have must have a full backup before this procedure. > > "Kris" <kpa...[ at ]gmail.com> escreveu na mensagemnews:357d0cf6-cbaa-4d59-b362-a235437d2ed6[ at ]z28g2000prd.googlegroups.com... > > > > >I have been tasked with cleaning up the file server for my > > organization.  Does anyone have a good source for learning the best > > practices for this project.  I think some of the issues I need to > > address would be: duplicates, old files, organization and likely a few > > I can't think of. > > Thanks > > Kris- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -

Re: File Server Best Practice Kris <kpahel[ at ]gmail.com> 12/22/2008 4:09:36 PM Thank you Meinolf. How do you enforce the quota? On Dec 18, 5:26 pm, Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb(nospam)[ at ]gmx.de> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hello Kris, > > We use quotas on the folders and so the users required to cleanup themself. > We then provide archive space and copy the data to cd/dvd and store it in > a safe place. Ofcourse we run a dailey/weekly/month and yearly backup strategy. > So they can still get older data. > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > > > > > I have been tasked with cleaning up the file server for my > > organization.  Does anyone have a good source for learning the best > > practices for this project.  I think some of the issues I need to > > address would be: duplicates, old files, organization and likely a few > > I can't think of. > > Thanks > > Kris- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -

Re: File Server Best Practice "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon[ at ]aol.com> 12/23/2008 9:51:47 AM This requires support from upper management in order to work.... Also, at the Hospice I support, we do not allow any files saved on local hard drives. ----- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services Fabio Martins wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Kris! > > We generally determine a date limit and delete everything before it. > Before, we send an e-mail to every user like: "netxt friday we are going to > delete all files older than xxx date, if you want to keep any file before > it, save it on your own hard drivers" > > Off course we have must have a full backup before this procedure. > > > "Kris" <kpahel[ at ]gmail.com> escreveu na mensagem > news:357d0cf6-cbaa-4d59-b362-a235437d2ed6[ at ]z28g2000prd.googlegroups.com... >> I have been tasked with cleaning up the file server for my >> organization. Does anyone have a good source for learning the best >> practices for this project. I think some of the issues I need to >> address would be: duplicates, old files, organization and likely a few >> I can't think of. >> Thanks >> Kris > >