Dedupe: Enable Data Deduplication on large volumes that have minimal available disk space remaining

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Operating System	Windows Server 2012
Product/Feature	Data Deduplication
Severity	Informational
Category	Configuration

 

Issue

One or more volumes have minimal available disk space remaining.

 

Impact

If the volumes become full, users or applications may be unable to create or modify files on the volumes.

 

Resolution

Use Ddpeval.exe to check if Data Deduplication can free up sufficient disk space on the volume. If so, enable Data Deduplication on the volume using Server Manager. If not, allocate more disk space and extend the volume, move data, or delete data to free up space.

 

Additional references

[[Data Deduplication Overview]]