Windows 7 C: Drive quota?

[romatlo32]

Hi folks,

We have a Windows 7 Full VM pool in use.  The 60GB C: drive fills up usually because of piled up Windows Updates or winSxS folder and causes a connection error until resolved.

I run patch cleaner, windows updates, usually clears space, until it fills up again.

Question:

Anyone ever use a C: Drive disk quota to help manage this problem?

I just wondering if it will effect Windows Updates or something else.

How to Set Disk Quota Limits in Windows 7/8/10

Thanks

[BenFB · Accepted solution]

This has plagued us for years and the best solution has been to increase the hard disk. You could look at quotas for the users profile but I would not recommend it anywhere else.

For our full VMs we've just been increasing the hard disk for growth. With linked/instant clones you can increase the hard disk and then must recompose the pool.