How to extend C drive on Windows 2003 Server

[Nathan Guidry]

My C drive is running low on space on my 2003 server. The HD has 55GB free.
I tried using DISKPART to try and extend the C drive from 12GB to 30GB, but
I get an error that the volume may not be extended. Other than 3rd party
software like Server Magic, is there a way to extend the System partition?

[KDB Systems]

On the Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems, simple volumes can
be extended unless they are system partitions, boot partitions, or simple
volumes that were formerly partitions on basic disks that were converted to
dynamic using Windows 2000.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/sag_DISKconcepts_14.asp

Is C: your system and/or boot partition?

Kerry Brown
KDB Systems

Post by Nathan Guidry
My C drive is running low on space on my 2003 server. The HD has 55GB free.
I tried using DISKPART to try and extend the C drive from 12GB to 30GB, but
I get an error that the volume may not be extended. Other than 3rd party
software like Server Magic, is there a way to extend the System partition?

[wanderer]

I would suspect it is both system and boot. As such only server magi
can expand.

Highly recommend you consider Ghosting the present disk to a new one.
You can resize the c: partition by doing a partition to partitio
ghost.

This is less expensive then the server magic version and a safe
operation to do. I hightly recommend that if you go the server magi
route that you backup d: and then delete it. Expand into raw spac
works almost all the time. Trying to shrink d: to provide space t
expand c: can fail trashing the entire drive


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[Linnea]

Nathan,
Take a look at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;841650

Also,

http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?qu=diskpart+extend

Linnea
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Post by Nathan Guidry
My C drive is running low on space on my 2003 server. The HD has 55GB free.
I tried using DISKPART to try and extend the C drive from 12GB to 30GB, but
I get an error that the volume may not be extended. Other than 3rd party
software like Server Magic, is there a way to extend the System partition?

[subinleo]

You may find that there is not enough free space on a certain partition.
For example, you want to enlarge C: drive, which usually is Windows
system drive. EASEUS Partition Manager Personal lets you free enlarge or
reduce a partition in Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server(Only Server Edition)
without destroying data easily.

For
more:http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/help/resizing-and-moving-partition.htm

[goback]

It is strange that the first response of the people here is related to
dynamic disk, is it because "volume"? Neither diskpart nor Disk
management can solve the problem, 'this article'
(http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/extend-system-partition-server-2003.htm)
may help

[leanna1107]

a dynamic disk on server? you can use EASEUS Partition Master Server
Edition, it support both server OS and dynamic disk. It is safe and much
easier for computer users to resize system partition.There is
how:http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/extend-dynamic-system-volume.htm

[leanna1107]

sorry, forgot the
link:http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/extend-dynamic-system-volume.htm

[longtail]

I saw this question many times. Partition magic doesn't compatible with
server 2003, try 'partition magic alternative'
(http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/repartition-server.htm), it
works well on servers

[Ace Fekay [MCT]]

Post by longtail
I saw this question many times. Partition magic doesn't compatible with
server 2003, try 'partition magic alternative'
(http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/repartition-server.htm), it
works well on servers
--
longtail

I would honestly suggest to reinstall the operating system with the larger
drive or partition size and not use any type of third party tool to extend a
volume or partition. I've seen too many issues in the past with more than
one customer trying these tools that resulted in reinstalling the operating
system anyway to fix it.
--
Ace

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[j***@gmail.com]

Hey,

I know this thread has exist for a long time, but I thinks there are still many people looking for a flexible way that could help re-sizing partition rather than use build in disk management, and Partition Magic is out of date, so there is a freeware AOMEI Partition Assistant Lite edition which could resize the partition smoothly, you can learn more: http://www.disk-partition.com/AOMEI-special-offer-10.html