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Get-DbaDiskSpace

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NAME Get-DbaDiskSpace



SYNOPSIS

Displays disk information for all local disk on a server.





SYNTAX

Get-DbaDiskSpace [[-ComputerName] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>] [[-Credential]

<Pscredential>] [[-Unit] <String>] [[-SqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [[-ExcludeDrive] <System.String[]>]

[-CheckFragmentation <Switch>] [-Force <Switch>] [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Returns a custom object with server name, name of disk, label of disk, total size, free size, percent free, block

size and filesystem.



By default, this function only shows drives of types 2 and 3 (removable disk and local disk).



Requires Windows administrator access on SQL Servers





PARAMETERS

-CheckFragmentation [<Switch>]

If this switch is enabled, fragmentation of all file systems will be checked.



This will increase the runtime of the function by seconds or even minutes per volume.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ComputerName [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]

The target computer. Defaults to localhost.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Credential [<Pscredential>]

Credential object used to connect to the computer as a different user.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-EnableException [<Switch>]

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.

This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables

advanced scripting.

Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own

try/catch.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ExcludeDrive [<System.String[]>]

Filter out drives - format is C:\\



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Force [<Switch>]

Enabling this switch will cause the command to include ALL drives.

By default, only local disks and removable disks are shown, and hidden volumes are excluded.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SqlCredential [<Pscredential>]

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).



Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory -

Integrated are all supported.



For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Unit [<String>]

This parameter has been deprecated and will be removed in 1.0.0

All properties previously generated through this command are present at the same time, but hidden by default.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



NOTES





Tags: Server, Management, Space

Author: Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net | Jakob Bindslet



Website: https://dbatools.io

Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT

License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaDiskSpace -ComputerName srv0042



Get disk space for the server srv0042.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaDiskSpace -ComputerName srv0042 -Unit MB



Get disk space for the server srv0042 and displays in megabytes (MB).

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaDiskSpace -ComputerName srv0042, srv0007 -Unit TB



Get disk space from two servers and displays in terabytes (TB).

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaDiskSpace -ComputerName srv0042 -Force



Get all disk and volume space information.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaDiskSpace -ComputerName srv0042 -ExcludeDrive 'C:\\'



Get all disk and volume space information.



RELATED LINKS

https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaDiskSpace