A bit simplistic, but have you considered disk quotas for server file storage?
Sincerely, Jeffrey and Mary Jane Harris VIPCS -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Wimberly [mailto:swimbe...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 12:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: document sprawl I have attempted to tackle this issue before, I like to call it "encourage spring cleaning!" but my words always seem to fall on deaf ears. Lately every time I bring it up we end up buying more hard drives for the server! I give up. Maybe I'm just too cheap? On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Jeff Brown <2jbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > In regards to email, we were able to establish a retention policy that > messages in the Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items folders are all deleted > after 90 days. Exchange mailbox manager allowed to do that weekly. Don't > manage other folders. Not perfect, but it helped. > > On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Don Guyer <don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> > wrote: >> >> Id be interested in a solution to this. Been fighting it for years to no >> avail, other than running a data inventory program (such as TreeSize) and >> doing a manual compare. >> >> >> >> Dont forget all of the email attachments saved along with the original >> email >> >> >> >> J >> >> >> >> Don Guyer >> >> Systems Engineer - Information Services >> >> Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group >> >> 431 W. Lancaster Avenue >> >> Devon, PA 19333 >> >> Direct: (610) 993-3299 >> >> Fax: (610) 650-5306 >> >> don.gu...@prufoxroach.com >> >> >> >> From: S Powell [mailto:powe...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 11:17 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: document sprawl >> >> >> >> Hello Everybody </Dr. Nick> >> >> >> >> I'd like to pick your brains about how you deal with document sprawl, I >> was reading in another thread about how users would use their "Recycle >> Bin" as their archive. <shudder> >> >> we have users that will keep tens of copies of the same document in >> various locations around their "My Documents"; as well as in tens of >> locations within our "shared" folders on the network ... >> >> >> >> User education only goes so far when it comes to "please don't do that" as >> they nod and then keep doing it. >> >> I think we've moved beyond being nice and we've found ourselves >> >> mired in needing a sledgehammer. I'd just like to wrap it in a bit of >> velvet. >> >> >> >> Thoughts, Policies, procedures etc, would be helpful in this. >> >> >> >> TIA >> >> >> >> ./s >> Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
