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.


"Bruce Powers" wrote:

> 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
>
>

 

[T_A_C]

I would look into Acronis Disk Director...

"Dooges" wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> "Bruce Powers" wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> >

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

"Bruce Powers" wrote in message
news:8F1A8DF2-C5D5-40D4-9F7C-2600FB937880@microsoft.com...
> 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
>

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

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Bruce Powers" wrote in message
> news:8F1A8DF2-C5D5-40D4-9F7C-2600FB937880@microsoft.com...
> > 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
> >
>
> 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 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-parti...g-partition.htm


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[cloudy123 sun]

Re-partition Disk drive without formatting?

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 usageHope it can help you

 

[Meinolf Weber]

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[Ca_thy]

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.


Bruce Powers3446839 Wrote:
> 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


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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Ca_thy wrote:
> 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.
>
>
> Bruce Powers3446839 Wrote:
>> 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

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 to
slove the problem. It have done a good job on my server, Now you can
aslo shrink D and enlarge the OS partition without reboot, avoid
downtime, say nothing of resizng partitions, I think this is helpful
http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-parti...hout-reboot.htm


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