see and I thought you would have moved them to the X: drive so people could look thought their .... wait for it ... X:<files> HA!
but that is not a bad idea ... but I'd look at making it more like 1 year. Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 09:27, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > At one client (55 users) I simply have a ROBOCOPY job that moves files > not modified in 5 years to an archive read-only location (cheap 1TB NAS)– > that way they can move ‘em back to another location modify if necessary, or > just took at them. They don’t get backed up offsite (cloud) either. > > > > These files have their own drive letter (O: for Old!) but otherwise retain > the same folder structure, and if they find they need some files for > archival purposes and backed up they go into excluded-from-archive-action > folders on the production drive(s). > > > > Crude, but works well and the customer is satisfied with the results as it > was communicated to them what was happening, and why (mainly to not pay the > storage for the cloud backup). 1TB RAID1 NAS drives are cheap enough for > small clients to justify. Alternative #2 is RAID1 eSATA attached to some > box, also inexpensive. > > > > There are certainly more eloquent tools and methods, but this is a very > inexpensive down-and-dirty fix. > > > > Dave > > > > > > *From:* Don Guyer [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, December 03, 2010 8:25 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: document sprawl > > > > I’d be interested in a solution to this. Been fighting it for years to no > avail, other than running a “data inventory” program (such as TreeSize) and > doing a manual compare. > > > > Don’t forget all of the email attachments saved along with the original > email… > > > > J > > > > Don Guyer > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > > Devon, PA 19333 > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* S Powell [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, December 03, 2010 11:17 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* document sprawl > > > > Hello Everybody </Dr. Nick> > > > > I'd like to pick your brains about how you deal with document sprawl, I was > reading in another thread about how users would use their "Recycle Bin" as > their archive. <shudder> > > we have users that will keep tens of copies of the same document in various > locations around their "My Documents"; as well as in tens of locations > within our "shared" folders on the network ... > > > > User education only goes so far when it comes to "please don't do that" as > they nod and then keep doing it. > > I think we've moved beyond being nice and we've found ourselves > > mired in needing a sledgehammer. I'd just like to wrap it in a bit of > velvet. > > > > Thoughts, Policies, procedures etc, would be helpful in this. > > > > TIA > > > > ./s > Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
