Extend C Drive Windows Server– How to Extend System Partition C Drive on Windows Server

You might need to extend C drive when it is running out of disk space. You might want to extend C drive when computer runs more and more slowly. You might want to extend C drive system partition when no program or software is allowed to install on it. You might need to extend C drive due to other reasons. When you want to extend C drive on Windows Server, what idea can you come up with?

1. You may extend C drive with Windows Server built-in partition tool.

2. You may extend Server C drive with third-party partition magic software.

How Does Partition Magic Software Work to Extend Server C Drive?

Partition magic software refers to third-party software that is able to works as partition magic to manage disk partition. C drive resizer is such a partition magic, which can manage disk partition is an easy way. With this partition magic, you can extend system partition, extend C drive partition, and extend other data partition without data loss. This partition software supports all Windows Server operating system to resize disk partition when the partition is lacking of free disk space or running on low disk space.

How to Extend C Drive on Server?

Step1. Download and install C drive resizer. Launch the software and choose a partition that has large free disk space. Right click this partition and choose "Resize/Move" option.

Step2. Move the arrows to shrink the selected partition. Then you can see some unallocated space.

Step3. You need to move the unallocated space close to C drive. Right click C drive and choose "Resize/Move" option.

Step4. Move the arrow to increase the size of C drive and click "Apply" button.

Extend Server C Drive without Reinstalling

Do you think that you need to reinstall system or reformatting hard disk to extend C drive on Server? With C drive resizer, you are able to extend C drive without rebooting or reformatting. You can rely on this partition magic software to extend C drive system partition on all Windows Serves such as Windows 2000/2003/2008/2012, SBS 2003, SBS 2008, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012 R2, etc. This partition magic software allows you to extend C drive on condition that there is unallocated space on the same hard disk. If there is no unallocated space, you can run this partition magic software to squeeze some unallocated space from other partitions. This partition also allows you to move partition when the unallocated space is not adjacent to the C drive.

Server 2003 Extend C Drive Safely and Efficiently

If C drive runs on low disk space on Server 2003, C drive resizer enables you to extend C drive safely and efficiently. C drive resizer is available in following situations:

• Server 2003 C drive is running out of disk space

• Server 2003 C drive is running on low disk space

• PC shows low disk space warning on SBS 2003 System partition

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No matter you use C drive resizer to extend C drive system partition on Windows 2003, SBS 2003 or other Windows OS, it is completely safe. This partition will not hurt data on the hard disk or cause any trouble to system even if computer shuts down unexpectedly with unknown reasons during the partition resizing.

Windows Built-in Partition Tool for C Drive Resizing

1. Disk Management to Extend C Drive

You can open Disk Management, and then right click the partition behind C drive and choose "Shrink Volumes" option to shrink the partition. After shrinking, you can see some unallocated space behind C drive. Then, you can right click C drive and choose "Extend Volumes" option to add the unallocated space to C drive to get it extended.

It sounds easy to extend C drive with Disk Management, but not all Servers have this function. Besides, if the unallocated space is not right adjacent to C drive, you cannot move the unallocated space to C drive to extend the partition.

2. Diskpart command to extend C drive

Diskpart command can only extend NTFS partition

Diskpart command cannot extend a system partition

You need to ensure that there is unallocated space right adjacent to C drive

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