How to set multiple user storage capacity limits on ext USB HD?

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PFJ

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Hi All,

how does one go about setting the storage capacity limit allocations for several individual users on an external USB (250GB) HD that can be accesss through a network?

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PFJ
 
Hi JMMD,

I intend adding it to the server. It's a Maxtor PS3100 USB drive. The server is a HP Netserver E800. I expect there will be about five users/clients.

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PFJ
 
you need to have it formated as NTFS and not FAT, as it does not support
the quota feature. The default for most thumbdrives is FAT to allow multiple
OS system access.

BE CAUTIOUS! Win/XP has a nightmare correctly sizing USB external drives.
 
Well, we are only assuming Windows here..

From software point of view, it doesn't matter if the HD is internal or external. You set the quotas just like on any normal hard drive.
 
thanks guys,

the key word was 'quotas' as you mentioned. Once I knew the lingo I was able to get informed. The benefits of the NTFS is now clear and I can understand where you are coming from. It also appears that there is software out there that can help with the task of allotting quota and other cool stuff.

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PFJ
 
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