File Server : Set auto apply Quotas2022/02/10

	Set auto applied Quota settings to Volumes or Folders on File Server. If configured auto apply Quota to a folder, Quota template is set to subfolders (existing and new one both) in the folder automatically. (but not applied to subfolders in subfolders, it's not recursively) Install File Server Resource Manager first, refer to here.
[1]	Run PowerShell with Admin Privilege and Configure.

Windows PowerShell
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PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-SmbShare 

Name     ScopeName Path        Description
----     --------- ----        -----------
ADMIN$   *         C:\Windows  Remote Admin
C$       *         C:\         Default share
E$       *         E:\         Default share
IPC$     *                     Remote IPC
Share01  *         E:\Share01
Share02  *         E:\Share02
ShareAll *         E:\ShareAll

# display templates of Quota
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-FsrmQuotaTemplate 

Description           :
Name                  : 100 MB Limit
Size                  : 104857600
SoftLimit             : False
Threshold             : {MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold, MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold, MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold}
UpdateDerived         : False
UpdateDerivedMatching : False
PSComputerName        :

Description           :
Name                  : 200 MB Limit Reports to User
Size                  : 209715200
SoftLimit             : False
Threshold             : {MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold, MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold, MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold}
UpdateDerived         : False
UpdateDerivedMatching : False
PSComputerName        :
.....
.....

# for example, set auto apply quota template with 2 GB hard limit to [Share02] folder
PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-FsrmAutoQuota -Path "E:\Share02" -Template "2 GB Limit" 

Disabled              : False
Path                  : E:\Share02
Size                  : 2147483648
SoftLimit             : False
Template              : 2 GB Limit
Threshold             : {MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold, MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold, MSFT_FSRMQuotaThreshold}
UpdateDerived         : False
UpdateDerivedMatching : False
PSComputerName        :

# if disable auto apply Quota temporally, set like follows
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-FsrmAutoQuota -Path "E:\Share02" -Disabled:$true 

# if enable disabled auto apply Quota, set like follows
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-FsrmAutoQuota -Path "E:\Share02" -Disabled:$false 

# to remove added auto apply Quota entry, set like follows
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Remove-FsrmAutoQuota -Path "E:\Share02" 

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Operation: Delete, Object: auto-quota, Object Identifier (Path): E:\Share02
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): Y

File Server : Set auto apply Quotas (GUI)

	On GUI configuration, set like follows.
[2]	Run [Start] - [Server Manager] - [Tools] - [File Server Resource Manager].

[3]	Select [Quotas] on the left pane and right-click it, then Open [Create Quota].

[4]	Input the Share Path you'd like to set auto apply Quota in [Quota path] field. And Check a box [Auto apply template and create quotas on existing and new subfolders]. For Quota properties, Select a templates you'd like to set.

[5]	Confirm selections and if that's OK, Click [Create] button.

[6]	Auto apply Quota entry has just been added.

[7]	For auto apply Quota setting, each subfolder under the folder you set auto apply Quota are shown on the Quota entries like follows.

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