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MiniTool Partition Wizard Server

  • Convert NTFS to FAT.
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Changing partition size

  • When to change partition size
    To keep Server operation efficiency higher and improve use ratio of Server disk to the largest extent, changing partition size has become indispensable for experienced Server users in Server partition management. However, not every Server user has much experience in partition management and many new users feel like following the example of their predecessors to manage partition well, but have no idea when to change partition size. In the use process of Server, there are three common situations where we should resize partition.
    1. When we are using Server, the operating system gives us prompt as the right picture shows. To guarantee the normal operation of Server, changing partition size is not a bad choice.
    2. When we are installing applications, the operating system prompts that the installation can not be finished. At this time, reasonable change of partition size is the top option for many users.
    3. When the seldom used partition in Server has much unallocated space but the frequently used important partition is difficult to deal with data storage, changing the sizes of the two partitions reasonably is considered as the best solution.
    The above three phenomena suggest that users ought to adjust partition size for more reasonable use of disk space. But what actions should Server users take to resize Server partition?

    How to resize partition in Windows Server 2008 quickly and safely?
    As known to all, the built-in disk management tool in Windows Server 2008 is equipped with functions of extending partition and shrinking partition, providing users with services of changing partition size. But the actuality is disappointing. The built-in utility in Windows Server 2008 could only make use of the unallocated space next to the partition to extend the target partition, but this condition is hardly met in practice, so moving partition is necessary in changing partition size. Nevertheless, in the management interface of the built-in utility of Windows Server 2008, right click any partition and no function of changing partition location is equipped in the popping up menu, just as the left picture shows. Are users cornered? Indeed, resizing Server partition is not so complicated. A powerful and professional partition manager server is enough and MiniTool Partition Wizard is a good choice.

    Changing partition size without damaging data by using MiniTool Partition Wizard
    When the unallocated space is not adjacent to the partition to be extended, the built-in disk management tool in Windows Server 2008 has great difficulty in extending partition, but MiniTool Partition Wizard could make it easy without bringing any influence to data. Visit its official website of Resize Partition http://www.resize-partition.com to download the partition manager server. Install and then run it.



    We are going to use the unallocated space in the system disk (the disk marked with red box) to extend system partition (Partition C:). From the above interface, we can see the unallocated space is not adjacent to the system partition. Select the partition between the system partition and the unallocated partition, and click "Move/Resize". The resizing interface will appear.



    In this interface, drag partition handle which stands for partition rightwards to move the selected partition and then click "OK" to return to the main interface.



    In the main interface, the unallocated space is next to the system partition. Now, select system and click "Move/Resize" and the resizing interface will appear again.



    Drag the right triangle rightwards to extend the system and then click "OK" to go back to the main interface.



    At this time, the system partition has been extended successfully. Then please click "Apply" to perform all previous operations, finishing extending partition in a real sense.

    From the demonstration, we can see MiniTool Partition Wizard could carry out changing partition size in Windows Server 2008 without any difficulty. More than that, MiniTool Partition Wizard is able to perform various common partition management operations in almost all Windows operating system. More detailed information can be got on the website of Resize Partition or its official.
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