Create free space immediately

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To create free space immediately

Open Remote Storage.
In the console tree, double-click Remote Storage, and then click Managed Volumes.
In the details pane, right-click the applicable volume, click All Tasks, and then click Create Free Space.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open Remote Storage, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Remote Storage.
This procedure frees up space on your volume by removing cached data from files that have been copied to remote storage. If all cached data has already been removed, no additional free space can be created. In addition, recall activity will increase as data is no longer cached locally.
You use this procedure to immediately free up space on your volume. For information on how to configure Remote Storage to automatically free up space on your volume when the available space falls below a specified amount, see Related Topics.
For information on how to monitor the status of this task, see Related Topics.

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