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resize partitions

I am running microsoft small business server with 2 hard drives each of 80 gig partitioned as follows

Drive #1
partition 1 drive c 16 gig used for windows and programs
partition 2 drive f 6 gig used as a page file
partiton 3 drive g 58 gig used as data drive

Drive #2
partition 1 80 gig used as backup drive

I am running out of room on partition 1 of drive#1 and need to add about another 10 gig or so

have free space of 15 gig on partition 3 of drive #1
and 50 gig on drive #2

Is there anyway I can resize my partitions without getting additional software.

Yuray

you won't be able to do what you want without drive reformating(using only windows inbuilt partition software), but i think you don't want to do this. i think that there is no way to avoid using 3d party partition software, and there is an issue that you will need to have such software that supports windows server version, and they cost much money, there is one of them:

http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/diskdirector/

f-king

Hi
here is a free partitioning tool that you can use Partition Logic :

http://partitionlogic.org.uk/

Enjoy

MrNetic

dlg,

You can configure mount points, in windows you can create a folder that points to another location ( similar to linux symbolic links ).

There is no need to extra software.

Best Regards,

Paulo Condeça

ppfoong

Or you can manipulate your partitions with this free GPartEd Live CD.

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

rid

A windows SBS... Is this a production server? If so I wouldn't recommend any tools whatsoever for resizing the partitions. Add a new hard drive or backup and get a replacement storage drive and partition as required. The re-mapping as described by MrNetic sounds like a good idea.
/RID

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Lee W, MVP

Why don't you just MOVE the data off the C: drive - 12 GB is fine for an SBS server that's properly configured. Resizing partitions because your C: drive is filling up on an SBS server is NOT the best course of action.