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[Guest]

I just added new hard drives. I mounted them as a folder in a existing hard
drive because I ran out of drive letters. Is there a way to tell the space
remaining on the hard drive when it is setup this way (I couldn’t find
anything under properties)?

 

[Gordon]

I just added new hard drives. I mounted them as a folder in a existing hard
drive because I ran out of drive letters.

Do you mean you have over TWENTY FOUR partitions and/or mapped network
drives?

Do you REALLY need all those?

 

[Guest]

No I have 22 250GB hard drives in 4 computers all networked together and each
one has to have a single drive letter so all the paths work. There are some
other drives there so that is why I am out of drive letters. Someone else
suggested mounting new drives as a folder which I did. But I can’t find a way
to tell how much space is left on the drive. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Gordon]

No I have 22 250GB hard drives in 4 computers all networked together and each
one has to have a single drive letter so all the paths work.

No they don't - you can use \\computername\\[drive letter] so you can
actually have 24 on EACH machine. The paths should work perfectly well
with the above.

 

[Guest]

When I create a shortcut to a specific file on a certain hard drive it says
the drive letter and the file name but not the computer name. These shortcuts
are used by two machines. I’m not positive but to work I think each drive has
to have a specific drive letter so no mater which computer I’m using the
shortcut works. It doesn’t matter because there are over 1000 shortcuts and
there is no way I am going to go back through and change the path on all of
them. I do appreciate the suggestion.

No I have 22 250GB hard drives in 4 computers all networked together and each
one has to have a single drive letter so all the paths work.

No they don't - you can use \\computername\\[drive letter] so you can
actually have 24 on EACH machine. The paths should work perfectly well
with the above.

 

[Gordon]

When I create a shortcut to a specific file on a certain hard drive it says
the drive letter and the file name but not the computer name.

Look at the properties of the shortcut. I think you'll find that in the
"Target" box it will say the computer name.

 

[Bob I]

Issue DIR at command line prompt in a directory on the drive.
read the last line of output.

 

[Infosink]

Doesn't Disk Management enable you to determine the total space and space
used etc. via selecting the harddrive (partition) and selecting Properties
regardless whether it has a drive letter assigned or is mounted at a
folder!? It does here.

 

[Guest]

I will take a look. Thank you for all your help

Look at the properties of the shortcut. I think you'll find that in the
"Target" box it will say the computer name.

 

[Infosink]

Next time he sets up a whole bunch of disks he should consider "Dynamic
Disks" and he'd be able to meld them together under one drive letter and so
on ..

 

[Gordon]

Next time he sets up a whole bunch of disks he should consider "Dynamic
Disks" and he'd be able to meld them together under one drive letter and so
on ..

Don't think dynamic disks span more than one machine, do they?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for all the ideas.

Doesn't Disk Management enable you to determine the total space and space
used etc. via selecting the harddrive (partition) and selecting Properties
regardless whether it has a drive letter assigned or is mounted at a
folder!? It does here.

 

[Infosink]

No, but he could get the harddrive letter count down to one per machine
beyond C:\ just with that ..

 

[Gordon]

No, but he could get the harddrive letter count down to one per machine
beyond C:\ just with that ..

True - hadn't thought of that.......