Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

NedPyle [MSFT] — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:13:54 GMT

"It would be great to work this little function into a button on the GUI (as shown on your 3rd image)"

Agreed. Maybe someday...

- Ned

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

ThomMck — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:43:41 GMT

I stumbled on this article by accident but it prompted me to check my folder sizes. Turned out I had several that had exceeded their quotas many times over.

This was on a Server 2003 R2 so I wasn't sure if your trick would work. It did brilliantly though so thanks very much.

It would be great to work this little function into a button on the GUI (as shown on your 3rd image)

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

38Fire — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:16:24 GMT

Hi Ned,

I do it again and work now. I'm not sure that what's happen. Anywey,Thanks!

regards,

Aidan

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

38Fire — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:04:24 GMT

Hi Ned,

Did this command work in windows server 2008 DFS? I'd submit it as below. But nothing to happen with conflict folder pass 12 hour.

C:\>wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrreplicatedfolderinfo where "rep

licatedfolderguid='9CEE25F4-E557-48A8-8933-0D2F79F2E2CB'" call cleanupconflictdi

rectory

Executing (\\FTCHD01\root\microsoftdfs:DfsrReplicatedFolderInfo.ReplicatedFolder

Guid="9CEE25F4-E557-48A8-8933-0D2F79F2E2CB")->cleanupconflictdirectory()

Method execution successful.

Out Parameters:

instance of __PARAMETERS

{

ReturnValue = 0;

};

regards,

Aidan Wen

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

38Fire — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:04:21 GMT

Hi Ned,

Did this command work in windows server 2008 DFS? I'd submit it as below. But nothing to happen with conflict folder pass 12 hour.

C:\>wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrreplicatedfolderinfo where "rep

licatedfolderguid='9CEE25F4-E557-48A8-8933-0D2F79F2E2CB'" call cleanupconflictdi

rectory

Executing (\\FTCHD01\root\microsoftdfs:DfsrReplicatedFolderInfo.ReplicatedFolder

Guid="9CEE25F4-E557-48A8-8933-0D2F79F2E2CB")->cleanupconflictdirectory()

Method execution successful.

Out Parameters:

instance of __PARAMETERS

{

ReturnValue = 0;

};

regards,

Aidan Wen

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

Jonathan Stephens, MSFT — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:53:03 GMT

Since you didn't post your syntax I cannot be sure. It sounds like you are confusing your DFS Namespace with the WMI namespace of the command. You do not need to alter the command line to obtain the Replicated folder GUIDs. Run it as is.

The same is true for the command that you run to purge the ConflictAndDeleted folder. The Namespace we are targeting with WMIC is the WMI namespace "\\root\microsoftdfs" not your DFS Namespace. For example:

wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrreplicatedfolderinfo where "replicatedfolderguid='81CD0A52-F132-4A91-BEF7-205262F526BA'" call cleanupconflictdirectory.

The only portion of command line you need to change is the GUID "81CD0A52-F132-4A91-BEF7-205262F526BA" with your replicated folder's GUID.

wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrreplicatedfolderinfo where "replicatedfolderguid='Darko's RF GUID goes here'" call cleanupconflictdirectory.

This KB also explains how to run the command. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;951010

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

darko.subotica — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:06:44 GMT

Ok, bump into this one...

I seem to have a problem with doing the initial command (the one where we get the GUIDs).

My namespace is \\rodic.com\dfs, when I do the path dfsrreplicatedfolderconfig part I get an error 0x8004100e INVALID NAMESPACE .

Hmm, any ideas? What am I doing wrong?

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

NathanielChangco — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:17:00 GMT

Thanks Ned for your tip. it worked and our DFS is now back to a stable size.

Cheers

Nathaniel

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

NathanielChangco — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:05:51 GMT

Hi there,

Thank you very much for the info. our DFS conflict folder bloated to a massive 130GB, and it almost gave me a panic attack! :P

I initially tried the WMI script, weirdly enough, it did not work (gasp!)

I am now doing a manual delete (DEL command), cross fingers and toes that it works as planned and won't bring down our infra. :P

will update the blog again.

Cheers!

Nathaniel

re: Manually Clearing the ConflictAndDeleted Folder in DFSR

snilsson — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:20:28 GMT

Hi Ned!

Now that you´re into the cleaning business =), what about the Staging folder under DfsrPrivate folder.

Are there any special considerations to have in mind if you want to clean that folder if there is data that seems to be stuck in it.

Regards

Stefan Nilsson