Deny disk space to users who exceed their limit

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To deny disk space to users who exceed their limit

Open My Computer.
Right-click the volume for which you want to deny disk space use, and then click Properties.
In the Properties dialog box, click the Quota tab.
On the Quota tab, select the Enable quota management check box, select the Deny disk space to users exceeding quota limit check box, and then click OK.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, and Using Run as.
To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
If the volume is not formatted with the NTFS file system, or if you are not a member of the Administrators group, the Quota tab is not displayed in the volume`s properties dialog box.
When the disk quota system is configured to deny disk space to users of the volume who exceed their assigned quota limit, users cannot write additional data to the volume without first deleting or moving some existing files from the volume. The response of the system to a user exceeding the quota limit depends on each individual program. To the program, it will appear that the volume is full.

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