If you have file servers, you most likely run user quotas. Not running quotas would allow users to quickly fill up the entire drive. Quota’s are no guarantee of smooth sailing though.  One of our file servers got down to 10% free space. In the same way that Social Security over promises benefits, we over allocated quotas. Too many users and not enough pie! There has to be a better way to manage the File Server Resource Manager quota email because it has some problems that I didn’t like.

With a bit of PowerShell – that old report can be extended. Here is how I wanted to extend it:

1. Be able to clearly see what users were at a warning limit (and to be able to lower/raise) the reporting level
2. Automate reporting to administrators
3. Alert users who reach a warning level
4. Allows users to easily delete “low hanging fruit”

Still interested? Well, here is the code: Continue reading →