Enlarge C Drive or Resize Partition on Windows Server 2008

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How to Extend C Drive on Windows

Question:
1. "I'm running Windows Server 2008. Currently, the basic drive is divided into two NTFS partitions. Now, I want to increase the size of the system partition (Drive C). This would require me to shrink the secondary partition to free up some space. Is there an easy way to help me resize or extend the partition in Windows Server 2008?"
2. "On a basic disk in Windows Server 2008, I'm running out of space on Drive C. How can I extend it?"

Solutions:
1. Resize partitions on Windows Server 2008 using Disk Management.
2. Increase partition size on Windows Server 2008 with server partition software.

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Video Tutorial: 2 Ways to Extend C Drive in Windows

For a detailed step-by-step guide, refer to either of these methods. You'll get a comprehensive understanding and successfully expand the C drive on your Windows Server yourself.

"Expand C drive capacity using Disk Management in Windows."

When searching for ways online, you might come across an inbuilt Disk Management tool that can extend your C drive. All versions of Windows, including Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, 8, and 10, have this free utility. Similar to Windows Vista and Windows 7, the Disk Management feature built into Server Manager in Windows Server 2008 also has the ability to adjust partition sizes, meaning you can shrink one partition and expand another by adding available space. So, whenever you need to increase partition size or extend the C drive in Windows Server 2008, give this free tool a try first.

Windows Server Disk Management:

Disk Management in Windows 7/8/10:

1. To extend the C drive, simply open Disk Management, right-click on the C drive, and select the "Extend Volume" option.

2. The Extend Volume window will pop up, where you can specify how much space you want to add. These steps can be used to increase the size of any other partition as well.

Note that the “Extend Volume” option is only available when there is unallocated space following the partition you want to extend.

If there is no unallocated space next to the partition you want to extend, you will need third-party server partition software to increase the partition size.

Resize a C Drive Partition with Partition Software in Windows

If you can't extend volume or add space to C drive in Windows Server 2008, you can try a server disk partition tool - tools Partition Master Server Edition, a popular and easy-to-use server disk partition software.

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There is no need to use a partition tool, such as Partition Master, to move the unallocated space, thus skipping the step of moving the unallocated space.

It performs basic and advanced partition operations on your server without data loss, including resizing/moving partitions, copying partitions/disk, cloning dynamic volume, converting partitions, splitting and merging partitions, etc. In addition, the Partition Master tool can extend NTFS partition without rebooting. It supports all hardware RAID.

Steps to Extend C Drive on Windows Server 2008

Step 1: Locate the target partition.

Enter the Partition Manager and find the target partition, then choose “Resize/Move Partition”.

Select the partition to extend

Step 2: Extend the target partition

Drag the partition panel right or left to add unallocated space into the current partition, and then click “OK” to confirm.

Select another disk to allocate space from

Additional option: Get space from another drive

If there isn't enough unallocated space, right-click a large partition with enough room and select “Allocate Space.”

Then, under “Allocate to,” select the partition you want to expand.

Resize from another drive

Step 3: Perform the operation to extend the partition

Drag the partition you want to move into the unallocated space, then click “OK”.

Click the Run Task button, and then click Apply to save all changes.

In this way, after performing these operations with Partition Master, the system C drive on your Windows Server 2008 will be enlarged.

You can also refer to this video tutorial to expand the C drive on Windows Server 2008.

In addition to extending system partitions, Partition Master also offers Partition Recovery Wizard and Disk and Partition Copy Wizard. It is a complete solution for handling disk and partition issues.