diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RootDirProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RootDirProvider.cs
index a7111e353..d88c728c8 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RootDirProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RootDirProvider.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,26 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
             return results;
         }
 
+        public virtual string GetMostFreeRootDir()
+        {
+            ulong maxSize = 0;
+            var maxPath = String.Empty;
+
+            var rootDirs = GetAll();
+
+            foreach (var rootDir in rootDirs)
+            {
+                rootDir.FreeSpace = new DirectoryInfo(rootDir.Path).FreeDiskSpace();
+                if (rootDir.FreeSpace > maxSize)
+                {
+                    maxPath = rootDir.Path;
+                    maxSize = rootDir.FreeSpace;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return maxPath;
+        }
+
         #endregion
     }
 }
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diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Repository/RootDir.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Repository/RootDir.cs
index bb93f636c..28f0d1c00 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Repository/RootDir.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Repository/RootDir.cs
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Repository
         public virtual int Id { get; set; }
 
         public string Path { get; set; }
+
+        [ResultColumn]
+        public ulong FreeSpace { get; set; }
     }
 }
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