On a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you copy a file to a Distributed File System (DFS) shared folder in Windows Explorer. However, even though the shared folder has sufficient disk space, the file copy operation may not be successful. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:

The selected files could not be copied. There is not enough free space on the device.

When you check the free space for the DFS shared folder in Windows Explorer, Windows Explorer displays an amount of space that is less than what is actually available on the file server.

On a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008-based client computer, you create a shortcut to a DFS link in the Favorite Links folder (%Userprofile%\Links). However, when you try to click the shortcut in Windows Explorer, the contents of the DFS share do not appear.

Note: This problem does not occur if the shortcut points to a DFS root folder or if the shortcut uses the UNC path for the target share.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you want to suspend a Distributed File System (DFS) share root or directory tree by using the SuspendRoot method. You expect that this operation requires you to have only the local administrator permission on the computer. However, you cannot suspend the DFS share root or directory tree unless you also have read permission to the DFS.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you want to suspend a Distributed File System (DFS) share root or directory tree by using the SuspendRoot method. You expect that this operation requires you to have only the local administrator permission on the computer. However, you cannot suspend the DFS share root or directory tree unless you also have read permission to the DFS.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you use Windows Explorer to copy a file to a Distributed File System (DFS) shared folder. However, even though there is sufficient free space in the shared folder, the file copy operation may fail. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:

The selected files could not be copied. There is not enough free space on the device.

When you use Windows Explorer to check the free space of the DFS shared folder, Windows Explorer displays an amount of space that is less than what is actually available on the file server.

In Windows Vista Enterprise, you use the Distributed File System (DFS) together with the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). However, VSS does not show whether the DFS path is the same as the physical path. For example, assume that the DFS path is as follows:

\\myfiles\storage\[alias [file:///\\myfiles\storage\%3calias]]

Assume that the physical path is as follows:

\\severname\FSXX\[alias [file:///\\severname\FSXX\%3calias]]

In this example, VSS does not show whether the alias directory of the DFS path is the same as the alias directory of the physical path.

If a domain’s Distributed File System (DFS) root server is unavailable, a client computer that is running Windows Vista cannot connect to another DFS server that is listed in the referral when the client computer tries to connect to the DFS root server. DFS failover does not occur. When the client computer tries to connect to the offline DFS server, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

System error 1214 has occurred. The format of the specified network name is invalid.