Determining Free Disk Space

This section describes how to determine the amount of free disk space on Solaris platforms and Microsoft Windows platforms.

To Determine Free Space on a Solaris System

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Type df -ak to list the used and free space for each file system on the machine.

To Determine Free Space on a Microsoft Windows System

1. Choose Start -> Programs -> Windows Explorer.

   The Explorer window appears.

2. Click the plus sign (+) to the left of My Computer.

   The list expands to show the hard drives on the system.

3. Press mouse button 3 on the drive name.

   A pop-up menu appears.

4. Choose Properties from the pop-up menu.

   The Disk Properties window appears, listing the amount of used space and free space.

5. Click OK to close the Disk Properties window.