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space. Before you can log off,you need to move some items from your profile to network or local storage." The above message will appear when your profile has become too large. Large profiles are prone to corruption problems and increase the time it takes to logon and logoff. Your roaming profile comprises several folders and many files which hold the software settings and configuration options which are personal to you. Temporary file folders like C:\TEMP and the Local Settings folder do not form part of your roaming profile and can be ignored. It is difficult to automate the housekeeping of the profile because the contents can vary depending on what and how software is used by the individual user. The most common cause of exceeding the profile space is files which have been dropped onto the Desktop. However other software you use may store files in your profile which use up space. Often it is possibletochange this default save location within the software settings to avoid this issue. The following applications are known to store large fileswithin the profile area unless otherwise configured: Dropbox iTunes Microsoft Lync Tips on how to reduce the size of your profile when space is exceeded. There is a small utility in the notification area of the taskbar (bottom right of the screen) which can help identify which files are using up your profile space. When your profile is within limits the icon displayed is of a user in front of a monitor. When you are approaching the profile limit the icon changes to a yellow warning sign. When you have exceeded the profile limit the icon changes to a red circle with a cross and you will start to get the pop-up message. If you double-click on this icon it will display a list of the files which are currently in your profile sorted by size. This will help identify any large files which are using up space and might need to be moved or deleted. One file in particular, NTUSER.DAT, will always be present and should not be touched as this contains a lot of your personal settings. The path displayed in the list

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HomeStudent IT ServicesStaff IT ServicesTechnical ServicesService CatalogueIT SupportKnowledge BaseAbout Profile Over Quota Introduction Your Windows "Roaming Profile" is a collection of data which reflects the way you use the University Windows service. Windows profile storage space http://www.ncl.ac.uk/itservice/filestore/profileoverquota/ is not to be confused with Home Folder. The profile storage space quota is fixed and cannot be increased, it includes: Personal settings for Windows and for programs - settings which are made as you use the service. Your Internet Explorer Favorites (in University Windows XP systems, but not in Vista, Windows 7 or above). The contents of your Desktop including any "wallpaper" picture and shortcuts to programs or files profile storage that you may have set. You should never store files directly on your desktop as it can lead to corrupting the profile. Files stored directly on the desktop are not backed up and cannot be recovered if lost. Use your Home Folder to store your documents. Profile storage space exceeded error message If you receive the error below it is because your profile has grown too big. The size of your profile profile storage space is restricted to prevent it becoming too large which would cause logons to take a long time. You will not be able to log off the machine until your current profile size is reduced. Fixing the problem 1. Select OK to hide the error message. 2. Save all of your work and close all application windows or programs that are running. 3. Double click on the red circle with the white cross displayed in the Taskbar (which is located at the bottom right hand side of your screen). 4. This will bring up a list of files that are contained in the your profile (see below) 5. Double click on the line break (A) between the 'File Name' and 'Size' columns. This will increase the size of the 'File name' column so that you can see the full location of the files. 6. Click on the 'Size' column (B) which moves all of the largest files to the top of the list. To locate the 'Size' column you may need to use the horizontal scroll bar which might appear at the bottom of the list. 7. You can see how much of your allocated profile space (C) you are currently using at the bottom of the window. 8. In the example i