Problem Windows Server users encounter
There is always a common issue troubling server system administrators, the system partition - C drive is almost full or running out of space, but the secondary D partition has plenty free space available. Then, how to move free space from D partition to C drive in this case?
The limitations of Diskpart and Disk Management snap-in
To Windows 2000/2003 Server, there are no "extend and shrink" features in built-in Disk Management. Worst yet, Diskpart.exe can not support extension of boot and system partition. Although Windows Server 2008's Disk Management snap-in has extend volume and shrink volume, you will find the Extend Volume greyed out, even if there is unallocated space on the disk. Because "Extend Volume" feature only works with contiguous unallocated space at the right of the partition you want to extend. Is there any other program available?
Partition Magic Server Software helps move free space safely
Generally, Powerquest Partition Magic is considered as the most well-known computer program for hard disk drive partitioning. However, it's only compatible with Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP. There are some other professional and reliable Partition Magic alternatives for Windows Server OS, such as Partition Magic for Server - Partition Assistant Server Edition. It allows you to move free space from one partition to another without losing data in Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2003, 2008, 2011 and Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 Professional on both MBR and GPT disk, with all hardware RAID supported.
How to move free space from one partition to another?
The following step by step tutorial is an example to move free space from D partition to C drive to extend system partition Server 2008, other operating systems and configuration also available.
Step1: Launch Partition Assistant Server. All the partitions and disks connected in Windows Server 2008 will be shown as below.
Step2: Select D partition. Right click on it and select "Allocate Free Space".
Step3: When "Allocate Free Space" window pops up, enter the size of free space you want to move from D partition and choose C drive in the drop-down menu.
Step4: Click "OK". You can preview the free space which was initially in D partition has been moved to C drive. To save the changes, please click "Apply" button on the toolbar.
With several clicks, you are able to move free space from one partition to another with Partition Assistant Server Edition. Now download partition magic free trial version to have a try before you buy full version.
Tips: For Enterprise users, Unlimited Edition allows unlimited usage within one company to save time and money, in other words, you can install it on unlimited servers and PCs in your company to maximize business productivity whilst minimizing the total cost of management.
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