Merge Disk / Re-partition Disk drive without formatting?

[Bruce Powers]

Hi,

My server (Windows Server 2003 32xbit) is running low of disk space on
Primary Drive C. There are 2 partitions on the physical drive:
Drive C (12GB) for the operating system and Apps
Drvie D (136GB) for data.
Is there a way (or any 3rd party applicaiton) to merge this C partition with
D or repartition the hard disk without reformating the drive?

Thanks in advance,

BKP

[Dooges]

Partition Magic used to be able to resize and merge partitions. I haven't
used it in quite awhile but it was a pretty decent tool back in the day... I
think Symantec owns it now.

To recoup some space on C: in the interim you can move the pagefile to the
D: partition... might give you a gig or two of breathing room.

Post by Bruce Powers
Hi,
My server (Windows Server 2003 32xbit) is running low of disk space on
Drive C (12GB) for the operating system and Apps
Drvie D (136GB) for data.
Is there a way (or any 3rd party applicaiton) to merge this C partition with
D or repartition the hard disk without reformating the drive?
Thanks in advance,
BKP

[T_A_C]

I would look into Acronis Disk Director...

Post by Dooges
Partition Magic used to be able to resize and merge partitions. I haven't
used it in quite awhile but it was a pretty decent tool back in the day... I
think Symantec owns it now.
To recoup some space on C: in the interim you can move the pagefile to the
D: partition... might give you a gig or two of breathing room.

Post by Bruce Powers
Hi,
My server (Windows Server 2003 32xbit) is running low of disk space on
Drive C (12GB) for the operating system and Apps
Drvie D (136GB) for data.
Is there a way (or any 3rd party applicaiton) to merge this C partition with
D or repartition the hard disk without reformating the drive?
Thanks in advance,
BKP

[Pegasus (MVP)]

Post by Bruce Powers
Hi,
My server (Windows Server 2003 32xbit) is running low of disk space on
Drive C (12GB) for the operating system and Apps
Drvie D (136GB) for data.
Is there a way (or any 3rd party applicaiton) to merge this C partition with
D or repartition the hard disk without reformating the drive?
Thanks in advance,
BKP

As T_A_C says, Acronis Disk Director can do it. You could
also boot the server with a Bart PE Boot CD and use robocopy.exe
to copy the whole disk to a spare disk before repartitioning it.
Whichever method you use, make sure to take a full backup first
and to test the backup on a spare disk. Partitioning tools work
most of the time but not every time. Better safe than sorry . . .

[Bruce Powers]

Thank you all
Bruce

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Post by Bruce Powers
Hi,
My server (Windows Server 2003 32xbit) is running low of disk space on
Drive C (12GB) for the operating system and Apps
Drvie D (136GB) for data.
Is there a way (or any 3rd party applicaiton) to merge this C partition with
D or repartition the hard disk without reformating the drive?
Thanks in advance,
BKP

As T_A_C says, Acronis Disk Director can do it. You could
also boot the server with a Bart PE Boot CD and use robocopy.exe
to copy the whole disk to a spare disk before repartitioning it.
Whichever method you use, make sure to take a full backup first
and to test the backup on a spare disk. Partitioning tools work
most of the time but not every time. Better safe than sorry . . .

[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 Window
system drive. EASEUS Partition Manager Personal lets you free enlarge o
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.ht

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[unknown]

You may choose some famous software to help you, such as Partition magic, EASEUS Partition Manager. However, you should tell whether your computer is server or not because Partition magic does not support server and it can not be updated for a period of time. You can download a demo to have a try:http://www.easeus.com/download.htm.Please share your feeling with me after you usage:)Hope it can help you:)

[Meinolf Weber]

[Ca_thy]

Partition Magic can not work with Server. EASEUS Partition Manage
Server Edition can not directly merge two partitions, but you ca
achieve it after several steps: backup your data on D: drive; delete D
drive, then get some unallocated space; resize your C: drive with thes
unallocated space; apply. Then you 'merge' your two partitions.

Post by Bruce Powers
Hi,
My server (Windows Server 2003 32xbit) is running low of disk space on
Drive C (12GB) for the operating system and Apps
Drvie D (136GB) for data.
Is there a way (or any 3rd party applicaiton) to merge this C partitio
with
D or repartition the hard disk without reformating the drive?
Thanks in advance,
BK

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Partition Magic can not work with Server. EASEUS Partition Manager
Server Edition can not directly merge two partitions, but you can
achieve it after several steps: backup your data on D: drive; delete
D: drive, then get some unallocated space; resize your C: drive with
these unallocated space; apply. Then you 'merge' your two partitions.

Post by Bruce Powers
Hi,
My server (Windows Server 2003 32xbit) is running low of disk space
Drive C (12GB) for the operating system and Apps
Drvie D (136GB) for data.
Is there a way (or any 3rd party applicaiton) to merge this C
partition with
D or repartition the hard disk without reformating the drive?
Thanks in advance,
BKP

Hi - you're replying to an old/stale post. Try using a newsreader instead of
the forum interface you're using and you'll have a much better experience.
The MS public news server is msnews.microsoft.com.

(And your answer wouldn't work with basic disks, btw)

[leanna1107]

I experienced the same problem,and I chosed Easeus parition master t
slove the problem. It have done a good job on my server, Now you ca
aslo shrink D and enlarge the OS partition without reboot, avoi
downtime, say nothing of resizng partitions, I think this is helpfu
http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/extend-ntfs-system-partition-without-reboot.ht

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[luckcheng]

Yes, I used EASEUS Partition Master too, it is easy to repartition
disk without formatting, 'no need to reboot and no data loss
(http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/top-10-reasons.htm)
Beautiful, it is a great partition tool

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[luckcheng]

I have a 500GB HDD, there are two partitions, C is OS drive, D is a dat
drive, there is some unallocated space behind D. I want to add thi
unallocated space to the C drive. Whatever I do, i cannot add thi
unallocated space to the C drive. How to do it with easeus partitio
master

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[Pegasus [MVP]]

I have a 500GB HDD, there are two partitions, C is OS drive, D is a data
drive, there is some unallocated space behind D. I want to add this
unallocated space to the C drive. Whatever I do, i cannot add this
unallocated space to the C drive. How to do it with easeus partition
master?
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luckcheng

Nothing to do with Windows Server - best to check the Easus FAQs.

[drave]

I have a 500GB HDD, there are two partitions, C is OS drive, D is a data
drive, there is some unallocated space behind D. I want to add this
unallocated space to the C drive. Whatever I do, i cannot add this
unallocated space to the C drive. How to do it with easeus partition
master?

I like to use easeus partition master to resize partitions, especially
resize windows server 2003 partitions.
In fact, it is very simple. You need to drag D drive to the end of
HDD, and then there will be some unallocated space next to the C drive.
After that, you can add this unallocated space to the C drive without
problem.

[deview]

I found almost all of the partition management software method o
operation is sameness. Partition Assistant Server Edition ca
repartition on your disk without reboot computer. It also provide
virtual pre-execution, preview any operations before apply to the disk

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I found almost all of the partition management software method of
operation is sameness. Partition Assistant Server Edition can
repartition on your disk without reboot computer. It also provides
virtual pre-execution, preview any operations before apply to the disk.
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yes you are quite right, but my point is lower price less useful, maybe some freeware is also good i will still buy a licence, the partition assitant that you mentioned has a free version to use, you can download from here http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,222251-order,4/description.html