As server deals with a large amount of data and information every day, after a long time using, server disk space usage rate will become rather unbalanced. To solve this problem, Microsoft has equipped Windows operating systems including Windows Server 2008 with a system built-in
disk management tool. With the Windows Server 2008 system built-in disk management tool, users can
resize Windows server partition. However, this built-in tool has a functional defect.
This is the interface of Windows Server 2008 built-in disk management tool. From this interface, we can see that the function of
extend volume is not active. It is because there is no unallocated space behind target partition. Therefore, to resize Windows server partition, we have to resort to professional third-party
partition magic. The most outstanding and suitable partition magic for Windows Server 2008 should be the one from the following website
http://www.partition-magic.com/.
Resize Windows server partition
The partition magic from the above website has great compatibility with various Windows operating systems including Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. For better understanding about this partition magic, next, let me show you a demonstration of using this partition magic to resize Windows server partition.
First, we need to
download this partition magic from the above website and then install it to Windows Server 2008. Then, we can launch it to enter main interface:
This is main interface of the partition magic. To resize Windows server partition, we should first select target partition, and click "
Move/Resize" button:
Next, drag the partition handle border to resize the partition of Windows Server 2008, and then click "
OK" button to return to main interface:
In main interface, we will find the partition has been resized. In addition, there is one pending operation shown in the "
Operations Pending" area. Click "
Apply" button to execute operation.
See how easy-to-use this partition magic can be? In fact, to resize Windows server partition is only a small part of the powerful and all-sided
partition management functions. It also can help users to
create partition,
merge partition,
format partition,
copy partition,
change cluster size,
change drive letter, and
wipe partition. For better partition management, try this partition magic now.