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Since disk quotas are a feature built into NTFS, any volume on which quotas are to be configured must be formatted as NTFS.Assuming this to be case, disk quotas may be enabled on a volume from within the Disk Management interface via Computer Management. This is accessed by selecting ''Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management''. Once Computer Management is running, select the ''Storage'' option from the tree in the left hand pane followed by ''Disk Management''. In the disk management interface, right click on the volume in the graphical view to which disk quotas are to be applied. From the resulting menu, select ''Properties''. In the ''Properties'' dialog click on the ''Quota'' tab to display the quota settings for the current volume:  [[Image:windows_server_2008_disk_quota_properties.jpg|Configuring the disk quota properties of an NTFS volume]]  As illustrated in the above figure, disk quota are disabled by default. The first step, therefore, is to set the ''Enable quota management'' check box. Once selected, the other settings will activate so that they can changed. The first setting controls whether users will be denied disk space when the specified limit is reached. If not selected, the user will simply receive a warning. The ''Limit disk space to'' setting allows the amount of allowed space for users to set using either KB, MB, GB, TB, PB or EB. Set the desired limit for this setting and then decide on a limit level at which the user will receive a warning. This value enables you to have a warning issued to the user as they approach the limit giving them time to free up space before they are denied space. Typically the warning level should be set to trigger when the user reaches 85 - 95% of the of the quota limit. The final settings allow the administrator to control whether events are recorded in the logs when users receive warnings or exceed specified limits. On completion of the quota settings, click on ''Apply'' to apply the settings. Windows will subsequently display a dialog warning that the disk quota system needs to be enabled before the settings can take affect. Respond affirmatively to enable changes and implement the settings. == Configuring Disk Quotas for Individual Users == As previously mentioned, disk quotas on a volume apply, by default, to all users storing data on that volume (with the exception of members of the Administrators group). It is, however, possible to customize quota limits for individual users. To achieve this return, once again, to Disk Management in the ''Computer Management'' tool, right click on the volume in question and select ''Properties''. In the ''Properties'' dialog select the ''Quota'' tab and then click on the ''Quota Entries'' button to display the quota entries dialog for the selected volume:  [[Image:windows_server_2008_quota_entries.jpg|Viewing Windows Server 2008 Disk Quota Entries]]