Managing folder quota in Windows XP

Question

How can I set a quota on specific folders in Windows XP?

Answer 1

First Thing is You cannot set quota on folder it can be done on entire volume!

Process only applicable to

administrator group members and you must have NTFS formatted partition

.

Using the Windows interface

1.Open My Computer

2.Right-click the volume for which you want to assign default quota values, and then click Properties.

3.In the Properties dialog box, click the Quota tab.

4.On the Quota properties page, select the Enable quota management check box.

5.Click the Limit disk space to option. This activates fields for disk space limit and warning levels.

6.Type numeric values in the text fields, select a disk space limit unit from the drop-down list, and then click OK. You can use decimal values (for example, 20.5 MB).