What shall we do when there is low disk space

The Problem:

Hi, can anybody tell me why there is a message came out saying that
"Detected Low Disk Space!!!
-Disk Free in \\GALLANT-pro\qsol\data\
minimum required 2,000,000!."
The message popped up when I call a program that is installed in Windows 2000 server.

The Cause:

When your available disk space falls under 80 MB, Windows Server delivers a stronger warning message, and then it starts to free up drive space by deleting previous System Restore points. This reduces the number of restore points you can select to restore your computer if the hard drive is impaired or corrupted.

The final phase of self preservation comes when your drive falls under 50 MB of available disk space. When this occurs an urgent warning message is delivered every four minutes, until the user takes actions to free up disk space. If you ignore this warning, then Windows will purge the ALL System Restore points, and suspend the System Restore function. System Restore will not be reactivated until 200MB of disk space becomes available on the system drive.

Solution

The Solution

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More information about low disk space warning

What is the "Low Disk Space Warning"?

Windows created the low disk space warning to alert computer users when their hard drive is running low on available disk space. The first warning appears when a drive has less than 200 MB of available disk space, the second warning appears when the drive has less than 80 MB of available disk space and the most urgent warning appears when the drive has less than 50 MB of available disk space. As your disk space decreases, the frequency that the low disk space warnings pop-up on your screen increases, and it is because of this that many people decide to disable this warning in their Windows system settings.

Should you ignore these warnings and plow ahead? Here's the test: If you are running out of space on the system drive (almost always the C: drive), then you need to take action right away, or your system performance will begin to suffer, and your ability to recover from problems related to spyware and viruses will be negatively affected. You might even experience a computer lockup or crash (and potential loss of data) if you take no action.

If the warning refers to some other disk drive, such as the D: or E: drive, then probably you can safely ignore this warning. You still might want to explore those drives to clean up unwanted files or programs, but it won't cause any serious problems, expect perhaps that you'll run out of space to store new files on that drive. If you have a secondary hard drive with less than 200MB of storage, and you understand that's not a problem, then you CAN ignore or even disable this Low Disk Space warning. See below for some tips on how to do that.

What Happens When You Have Low Disk Space?

While it may be tempting to ignore or disable your Windows low disk space warning, it is NOT advisable when the problem is on the C: drive. In order for your computer system to operate properly it needs a minimum amount of available disk space on the system drive. The 200 MB threshold is the line that Windows has drawn for optimal performance. Once you fall below this threshold your system automatically takes actions to maintain minimum performance capabilities.

When your available disk space falls under 80 MB, Windows delivers a stronger warning message, and then it starts to free up drive space by deleting previous System Restore points. This reduces the number of restore points you can select from to restore your computer if the hard drive is impaired or corrupted. (See System Restore for more information on why you don't want that to happen.)

The final phase of self preservation comes when your drive falls under 50 MB of available disk space. When this occurs an urgent warning message is delivered every four minutes, until the user takes actions to free up disk space. If you ignore this warning, then Windows will purge the ALL System Restore points, and suspend the System Restore function. System Restore will not be reactivated until 200MB of disk space becomes available on the system drive.

Here's another potential risk of running too low on hard drive space. When your Windows system runs out of physical RAM memory, it will try to create virtual memory by using a chunk of hard drive space. If there is not enough hard drive space available, your applications may fail, you may not be able to open large files, or your system may just fall down and go boom.

Fortunately it's not hard to get your system back on track. You can run the Disk Cleanup function by clicking on the Low Disk Space popup, or you can go to My Computer, right-click on the hard drive icon, select Properties, and then click the Disk Cleanup button. This tool will scan your drives and look for files that you can safely erase. Usually this will include files in your recycle bin, temporary internet files and file fragments. If this doesn't free up enough space then you can consider removing programs that you don't use and moving large media files (videos, music, graphics) to a CD, DVD or jump drive. (See Clean Hard Drive for more help with removing old files from your hard drive.)

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