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Q112509: Error 2013 - Disk Is At Or Near Capacity

Article: Q112509
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2000,3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.1, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
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SUMMARY
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you
understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information
about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

By default, Event Viewer may report Event ID 2013 if a partition has 10 percent
or less disk space available. Event ID 2013 says the following:

  The disk is at or near capacity. You may need to delete some files.

MORE INFORMATION
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By design the event is logged once per drive per occurrence. Therefore, if the
free space of drive C dips below the threshold, an alert is logged. Another
alert for drive C may not be logged unless the free space goes above the
threshold and then dips back down again or the server is restarted.

You can change the DiskSpaceThreshold value to alter the percentage of free disk
space available before an alert is logged. The registry parameter is defined as
follows:

  Value: DiskSpaceThreshold     REG_DWORD
  Range: 0 to 99 percent
  Default: 10 percent
  Description: Specifies the percentage of free disk space remaining
               before an alert is sent.

To modify the DiskSpaceThreshold value, perform the following steps:

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor
incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

1. Start Regedt32.exe.

2. Select the following path:

       HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
       \SYSTEM
            \CurrentControlSet
                 \Services
                      \LanmanServer
                           \Parameters

3. From the Edit menu, choose Add Value.

4. Enter "DiskSpaceThreshold" in the Value Name field.

5. Change the Data Type to REG_DWORD.

6. Enter the desired percentage value in the Data field.

7. Shut down and restart Windows NT.

For more information on alert logging see the Windows NT Resource Kit Volume One.

Additional query words: prodnt regedt32.exe

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Version           : :2000,3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0

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