removing picture files from file server

[mac11]

I am trying to free up space on my file server by moving saved picture files to a seperate NAS server. Moving existing files is not a big deal but does anyone out there know how I can require all new files be saved to the NAS server and not be allowed on the file server?

[Munky]

What OS are you running on your network storage?

[Munky]

If you're using a Windows based OS, you can simply set NTFS permissions denying access to save files onto your local machine, pretty much forcing whoever to save on your NAS. One downfall, however, would be if you were saving through a specific application, which requires saving to a configuration file stored in the Program Files folder. If that is the case, it might give you an "Access Denied".

[mac11]

What OS are you running on your network storage?

Windows 2003 server on both network and file server


If you're using a Windows based OS, you can simply set NTFS permissions denying access to save files onto your local machine, pretty much forcing whoever to save on your NAS. One downfall, however, would be if you were saving through a specific application, which requires saving to a configuration file stored in the Program Files folder. If that is the case, it might give you an "Access Denied".


I will look into this.

[mac11]

If you're using a Windows based OS, you can simply set NTFS permissions denying access to save files onto your local machine, pretty much forcing whoever to save on your NAS. One downfall, however, would be if you were saving through a specific application, which requires saving to a configuration file stored in the Program Files folder. If that is the case, it might give you an "Access Denied".


If I set it up this way won't my users not be able to save anything to the server i apply it too?

[Munky]

Nope. That would be application specific, due to each applications DLL file. Each program has it's own "Default" location that it saves in. Example:

You're in Adobe Photoshop and you save a picture, then close the program. You later open it back up, and go to save another file, and it will open up to the folder you saved the last file in.

Unfortunately, that only works with specific prgrams, you can't set it for the whole operating system. The most you can do is deny write access to the local disk, forcing whoever to save on your NAS.

[mac11]

Nope. That would be application specific, due to each applications DLL file. Each program has it's own "Default" location that it saves in. Example:

You're in Adobe Photoshop and you save a picture, then close the program. You later open it back up, and go to save another file, and it will open up to the folder you saved the last file in.

Unfortunately, that only works with specific prgrams, you can't set it for the whole operating system. The most you can do is deny write access to the local disk, forcing whoever to save on your NAS.

This is the current setup and the end goal: None of my users are saving things, that I care about, to their persoanl hard drives. I have all my users setup so their 'my do***ents' folder is linked to their user directory on the file server so things in their 'My do***ents' are not saved on their computer but rather the file server. Also I have all the business applications that they use to create/modify do***ents needed for business pointed at their 'my do***ents' hencforth the file server. Additionally there is a 'share' folder on the file server which is basically a free permissions folder so people can collaborate between departments over the file server easily. So you can see how my file server is getting quite cluttered. I have a ~700gig NAS server just sitting there with about 40 gigs of data on it from one department. I want to create a directory on this NAS server specifically for all types of pic files and get them off the ~140 gig file server but keep all the do***ents, spreadsheets etc on the file server.

[Munky]

You can't use NTFS permission to deny access to specific types of files, only to specific users/locations. The best you could do is transfer everything over and make sure to let everyone know what's where the pictures go. And hope that they're smart enough to figure that out.

[mac11]

You can't use NTFS permission to deny access to specific types of files, only to specific users/locations. The best you could do is transfer everything over and make sure to let everyone know what's where the pictures go.

I was afraid of this answer. No other way to do this at all?

And hope that they're smart enough to figure that out.

I know the answer to this question which is why I am asking if I can force the issue and not just telling my users.

[Munky]

As a certified network admin, my advice to you would be put everything business related on one NAS server, and then tie their home drives to the other NAS server. Business and personal files should never collaborate, it always spells trouble in the long run.