Problem Windows Server administrators encountered
You can get a common issue troubling Server administrators, the unit partition C drive is almost full or not having enough space, but the secondary drive D has plenty free space available. Then how you can move free space from D drive to C?
Diskpart and Disk Management Limitations
In the event of Windows 2000/2003 Server, you won't notice any extend and shrink features in built-in Disk Management. Simultaneously, diskpart.exe can't support extension of boot or system partition. Windows Disk Management doesn't have expand/extend system partition Windows 2003 function, the Shrink Volume can only create unallocated space behind the partition you shrunk. What's worse, it has an Extend Volume greyed out as it only support extend volume into contiguous unallocated space. Will there be all other program available?
Server partition magic software helps move free space
Generally, Norton Partition Magic is recognised as the most well-known computer program for hard disk drive partitioning. However, it's only works with Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP. There are some professional and reliable free partition software, such as Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition, Acronis Disk Director Advanced Server, etc. Either of them enables you to move free space from one partition to another without deleting and formatting.
How to move free space from one partition to another?
Bit by bit tutorial to move free space from D partition to C drive on Windows Server 2003 with Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition:
Step1: Launch Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition. You will find there is much free space on partition D, but C drive is nearly full.
Step2: Select D partition. Squeeze mouse pointer on the left borderline and drag it rightwards to release needed amount and extend system partition Server 2003.
Following the step2, you will observe some contiguous unallocated space behind C drive.
Step3: Select system partition C drive. Position the mouse pointer on the right borderline and drag it rightwards to cover the unallocated space.
Step4: There is a free space originally on partition D has been moved to C drive. Click Apply to perform the Pending Operations.
The Server partition magic software can function well with both Server and non-server. Pertaining to Windows 2000/2008 Server and Windows 7/Vista/XP, the operation steps of moving free space are all the same. Try Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition to move free space now. You can free download this Server Partition Magic software and check how it works for your Windows server.
You can get a common issue troubling Server administrators, the unit partition C drive is almost full or not having enough space, but the secondary drive D has plenty free space available. Then how you can move free space from D drive to C?
Diskpart and Disk Management Limitations
In the event of Windows 2000/2003 Server, you won't notice any extend and shrink features in built-in Disk Management. Simultaneously, diskpart.exe can't support extension of boot or system partition. Windows Disk Management doesn't have expand/extend system partition Windows 2003 function, the Shrink Volume can only create unallocated space behind the partition you shrunk. What's worse, it has an Extend Volume greyed out as it only support extend volume into contiguous unallocated space. Will there be all other program available?
Server partition magic software helps move free space
Generally, Norton Partition Magic is recognised as the most well-known computer program for hard disk drive partitioning. However, it's only works with Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP. There are some professional and reliable free partition software, such as Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition, Acronis Disk Director Advanced Server, etc. Either of them enables you to move free space from one partition to another without deleting and formatting.
How to move free space from one partition to another?
Bit by bit tutorial to move free space from D partition to C drive on Windows Server 2003 with Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition:
Step1: Launch Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition. You will find there is much free space on partition D, but C drive is nearly full.
Step2: Select D partition. Squeeze mouse pointer on the left borderline and drag it rightwards to release needed amount and extend system partition Server 2003.
Following the step2, you will observe some contiguous unallocated space behind C drive.
Step3: Select system partition C drive. Position the mouse pointer on the right borderline and drag it rightwards to cover the unallocated space.
Step4: There is a free space originally on partition D has been moved to C drive. Click Apply to perform the Pending Operations.
The Server partition magic software can function well with both Server and non-server. Pertaining to Windows 2000/2008 Server and Windows 7/Vista/XP, the operation steps of moving free space are all the same. Try Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition to move free space now. You can free download this Server Partition Magic software and check how it works for your Windows server.
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