Restrict the Creation of various file types

[kachbo1]

Hi,

I would like to restrict the creation of various file types on our File/Print servers (such as .mpg, .avi, .mp3 etc)

Is this possible?

Can this be done through GPO's?

Any help will be appreciated.

Kachbo

 

[ncotton]

Intersting one, I don't know if we can do this exactly, but we can at least have a scheduled script that can search for these file types and delete.

"Del *.mp3, *.avi, *.mpg"

But I'll see if I can find/come up with a setting.

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[Fatboy0341]

Are you interested in using third-party software? There are a few reasonably priced applications that block/restrict/delete specified file types very well.

JB



"He who laughs last probably made a backup. He who laughs loudest probably hasn't checked his backups in a while."

 

[kachbo1]

Hi,

If this can't be done through AD or GPO's then yes I wouldn't mind having a look at third party software. Any reccomendations?

Kachbo.

 

[ncotton]

Take a look at ExplorerXP, this has a recursive removal feature of specified criteria listed files.

ExplorerXP

I like this program as a general windows explorer replacement, its just feature rich for day to day use, this is just a bonus feature that is part of it.



Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[ntinlin]

Veritas's Storage Central, now Symantec Storage Exec used to do file level blocking among other things such as Quota management.

Basically it added a driver that sat in the disk I/O stack and would intercept any files with particular extensions that you set.

No idea of current price / features though.

Neill