Hello, My C:\ drive has a capacity of 12 Go (free space 5,25 Go only) and my D:\ drive has a capacity of 55,6 Go (free space 43,5 Go). I am using Microsoft Windows server 2003 R2 (Standard x64 Edition) SP2. And I need to install some windows updates and upgrade my Exchange 2007 console SP1 to SP2. I would need to proceed to a resize and would like to increase my C:\ drive capacity to 20 Go. I have never done it before. Could you please help me out??? Thanks in advance, Graig

You'll need to use something similar.Acronis® Disk Director Server 10.0http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/diskdirector/Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows]

Hello Dave,Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I have to resize 6-8 servers and increase the C:\ disk space.Does it mean that I need to get 6-8 licenses?? Is there any other possible way to resize the disk for free ???Otherwise I have few questions about the application you proposed me:- How long does it roughly take to resize a disk?- Would that impact the users? Will I have to reboot the server?- What risk do I run resizing the disk?Thanks again,Gregory

Good question. It looks like you may need to buy multiple licenses but I'd check that here. Yes, the server will need to be off-line for this process.http://www.acronis.com/support/You may want to consider some backup, rebuild, restore method.Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows]

Hi Gregory,For a free solution, you may consider to use diskpart to extend a data volume in Windows Server 2003.How to extend a data volume in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, in Windows 2000, and in Windows Server 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590 Sincerely, Wilson JiaThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

With the help of EASEUS Partition Master, it is easy to extend Windows Server 2003 system partition, Easeus works like a charm. A step-by-step instructions:http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/extend-system-partition-server-2003.htm

http://www.partitionwizard.com/help/resize-partition.html

You just mentioned the common problem that majority people met. How to extend the partition on the server 2003. Windows server 2003 DM does not support resize partition, that’s why users find the third party software to deal with. Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition like one powerful server partition manager that can resize partition freely on server 2003.

In consideration of this condition,I suggest you can use the third-party software like Aomei Partition Assistant Server Edition.It can help you extend your system partition safely and no data loss. Sincerely, junehe

Hi, In order to resize system partition on Windows Server 2003, you have to use some partition software. Because there is no resize feature in Disk Management. and Diskpart doesn't support system/boot partition extension.Therefore, Server Partition Manager is the best choice to resize partition Windows 2003 without losing data. The step by step instruction on how to increase C drive capacity: http://www.partition-magic.org/server/increase-free-disk-space-in-c-drive.html

Hi, In order to resize system partition on Windows Server 2003, you have to use some partition software. Because there is no resize feature in Disk Management. and Diskpart doesn't support system/boot partition extension.Therefore, Server Partition Manager is the best choice to resize partition Windows 2003 without losing data. The step by step instruction on how to increase C drive capacity: http://www.partition-magic.org/windows-server-2003/resize-partition-windows-server-2003.html