Batch file to get available disk space in Windows XP

[DotNetUser]

I am running Windows XP Pro on my computer with Seagate 160 GB hard disk. My hard disk is occupied very much. Now I want to store a 1GB movie on my drive but it is failing. When I see the available disk space, I come to know that I have that much of space. So why is that failing? Can I have a batch file that can run in Windows XP to get the available disk space on my computer which I can use?

[samar69]

Although you are getting 1GB free disk space, some part of your hard disk might be used by your system, Windows XP, or graphics card depending on your settings. However you can try the below batch code to get the available disk space:

@echo off
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

for /f "tokens=3 delims= " %%A in ('dir /s/-c \ ^|find "File(s)"') do (
set /a myFile=%%A/1000000
)
for /f "tokens=3 delims= " %%A in ('dir /s/-c ^|find "bytes free"') do (
set /a FREE=%%A/1000000
)

echo used: !myFile!MB
echo free: !FREE!MB
set /a TOTAL=!myFile!+!FREE!
echo total disk space: !TOTAL!MB
set /a pcUSED=(!myFile!*100)/!TOTAL!
echo percent used: !pcUSED!

[Howitzer]

I am not much in batch file coding but the basic idea would be something like this:

@echo off
dir >freespace.txt
FOR /f "skip=3 delims=" %%a in ('find "Bytes free" c:\freespace.txt') do echo %%a >freespace.txt

FOR /f "tokens=1-4 skip=3 delims= " %%a in ('find "." freespace.txt') do echo %%a