Windows 2000 server C drive space

[multisyncxp21]

I have a windows 2000 domain controller with AD. It is a file server. 3 disks raid 5. It is the second DC
The C drive is getting full only 401mb left.
how can i recover space
can I move my logs to D drive.
Can I move my pagesys file.
Only application running is Advantage Database on C
What other files can i move to D drive which is pretty big
Please let me know
Sam

 

[porkchopexpress]

You can move the pagefile to start and also you can move the $servicepack$ folders from the root of the Windows dir if you applied them a while ago and it's been stable since. That should free some space, you can move the SP folders back if you need to.

 

[multisyncxp21]

I have already moved the $servicepack$. I will try to move the Pagesys.
Can i use a disk partiton software?? somebody told me about acronis diskdirector
let me know
thanks
Sam

 

[porkchopexpress]

Yes you can use disk maniulation software to do this, i tend to avoid this on production servers but i think the software is more reliable than in the past.

 

[Daveyboy2]

I know that the Partition Magic won't let you do servers, but that was several releases ago. May want to check into that software. I've used it in the past on tons of PCs - where the manufacturer setup a boot partition.

Also, do a cleanup - take out the temp files and delete your internet explorer cache. If you don't use IIS, you may want to see if it's in there - and strip that out.

You can absolutely move the pagefile.sys. Most say that it is recommended that you do that from the start. Check any non used profiles that you may have - some profiles end up being 100MG+.

 

[multisyncxp21]

thanks
I hope the moving the page file is a straight forward process
Also I am thinking of using ntdsutil to move the log files???
thanks again
Sam

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

Moving page file is a simple process, but because you are moving it off the system drive it will require a re-boot.

 

[kmcferrin]

Odds are, the Advantage Database is what is eating up all of the space. Databases tend to grow quite a bit, and their transaction logs tend to grow even faster. If you can move that to the D: drive then you'll be better off.

I suggest downloading a tool like Treesize (there is a time-limited eval of Treesize Pro) to see what's eating up the space. It will scan your directory structure and display a graph of all of your directories along with relative sizes. Then you can drill down through each directory to see how big the subdirectories and files are. When I find myself running short of space I always use a tool like this to find out what is eating up all the space and the places that I can trim files.