Windows 10: File deleted on share, hosting server space unadjusted

Discus and support File deleted on share, hosting server space unadjusted in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hello, I have a situation where I was running through some tasks for a project I undertook for audit purposes. What happened was I created a VHD on a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by That Random Guy, May 26, 2020.

  1. File deleted on share, hosting server space unadjusted


    Hello,

    I have a situation where I was running through some tasks for a project I undertook for audit purposes.

    What happened was I created a VHD on a share and this file was pretty big (25GB). I then accessed the share from my local work PC to test that I could mount the VHD while I was accessing it from a share. A few complaints later, the direction moves to me deleting said VHD. I still had the share mapped to my session and I had the disk unmounted. I did the "permanent delete" option from the ribbon via File Explorer and it seemed to pass on just fine without error.

    Next, I decided to check that the space had been freed on the server hosting the share. To my astonishment, it did not free up the space I had taken.

    I need to know why this did not go as expected and more importantly, I need to know how I can resolve this.

    Systems involved:

    • Windows Server 2008 R2 w/ File Server role and hosts multiple shares
    • Windows 10 Pro (1803) PC

    Tidbit:
    • I cannot restart the file server for reasons related to UPTIME.
    • I checked Shares>Open Files from Computer Management and didn't see anything for the share even after deactivating the share
    • I was the only user who could access this share at the time and I am a domain admin

    TIA

    :)
     
    That Random Guy, May 26, 2020
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  2. Hosts file editing

    I have to jump in and say I use, and have used the host file for years. It's an easy way to take stress off of old name servers. I don't add everything, but major shares I do add to the host file. I've used the host file for some tunneling as well. I try to optimize my network as much as possible and I have a solid network. But Easy Rhino is right as well, you'll want to have everything he suggested as well. *Toast :toast:
     
    Mindweaver, May 26, 2020
    #2
  3. Castiel Win User
    Dedicated Server Host

    I would contact Digital Ocean before implementing a game server on a droplet. Because it is still shared hosting, this is basically built for websites and applications. FYI, they are a new company and I would read the reviews for them because I have seen several times people have lost their data due to their "SSD" solutions.

    I would suggest to price match your best out of dedicated game server hosting, don't try to use a web hosting company. Because you will max out the shared resources when the server is full.
     
    Castiel, May 26, 2020
    #3
  4. File deleted on share, hosting server space unadjusted

    Browser /connection security, hosts file and DNS service

    You're saying that Open DNS(and other services like it) house their own list of known 'bad' sites, and by using their DNS servers, it will filter out sites based on that list?

    Would you believe I was already using Open DNS servers.
    This means the hosts file is moot?

    And furthering that, if there's any bespoke sites I want to manually add, I could do it through my router directly.

    Thus I can empty my local hosts file and turn my DNS service back on?
     
    newconroer, May 26, 2020
    #4
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