In this article, we will explore the Proquota.exe tool and its significance in managing disk quotas in the Windows 11 environment. Disk quotas are essential for maintaining storage usage and preventing users from consuming excessive disk space. Proquota.exe is a command-line utility that provides administrators with the ability to set, modify, and monitor disk quotas on Windows 11.

Disk quotas allow administrators to allocate a specific amount of disk space to each user or group, ensuring fair usage and preventing any single user from monopolizing the available storage. Proquota.exe simplifies the management of disk quotas by providing a command-line interface to perform various quota-related tasks.

Examples:

1. Setting up Disk Quotas: To enable disk quotas on a specific drive, open Command Prompt as an administrator and run the following command:

   proquota.exe volume enable C:

   This command will enable disk quotas on the C: drive.

2. Creating Quota Entries: To create a new quota entry for a specific user, use the following command:

   proquota.exe user add C: username 1GB

   This command will create a quota entry for the user "username" on the C: drive with a limit of 1GB.

3. Modifying Quota Entries: To modify an existing quota entry, use the following command:

   proquota.exe user modify C: username 2GB

   This command will modify the quota entry for the user "username" on the C: drive and change the limit to 2GB.

4. Monitoring Quota Usage: To view the current quota usage for a specific drive, use the following command:

   proquota.exe volume query C:

   This command will display the quota usage details for the C: drive.