Increase C-Drive space on Terminal Server 2003
Hello, we have a server with 2 40GB raid hard-drives (which are mirroring over data to one another) so we have a total of 40gb. When shipped from the factory, the server has a 12GB C and a 38GB D partition. We are now running into the problem where there is not enough space on the C partition for our users to logon with their roaming profiles, even with folder redirection enabled. We need to increase our C partition without losing any data. Which product would be inexpensive (free preferably) and allow us this ability? Or, do we even need software to accomplish increasing the partitions (to 30 for the C drive and 8 for the D, right now we have 400MB remaining on the C drive and 36 remaining on the D drive. Thanks!
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Has anyone looked at the use of Gnome Partition Editor (GNU software - http://gparted.sourceforge.net/) for this type of partition change? What about diskpart.exe from Microsoft which looks to change the partitions.
Did you not read my comment?
Diskpart won't work on boot or system drives.
Diskpart won't work on boot or system drives.
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I would use norton ghost cast server. You can pull an image off the drives and push the image and resize the partitions with a complete backup incase something goes wrong.
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noxcho,
You should clarify - the developer MAY not help you OR the help may come at a fee. One of the basic ways free software makers make money is through SUPPORT FEES.
And commercial software products often only provide assistance for a short time after purchase and then charge you anyway. And there's no guarantee that ANY support for either type of software publisher will result in a happy solution...
By your logic, Linux should NOT be used EVER for a remotely critical situation. At least that's my interpretation of your comments.
You should clarify - the developer MAY not help you OR the help may come at a fee. One of the basic ways free software makers make money is through SUPPORT FEES.
And commercial software products often only provide assistance for a short time after purchase and then charge you anyway. And there's no guarantee that ANY support for either type of software publisher will result in a happy solution...
By your logic, Linux should NOT be used EVER for a remotely critical situation. At least that's my interpretation of your comments.
sorry new here.
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cheap and will sove your problems. You can pull the image and push it back on with specified partition sizes. Even on new hard drives if you want.
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cheap and will sove your problems. You can pull the image and push it back on with specified partition sizes. Even on new hard drives if you want.
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Since you need to make a backup regardless of the strategy employed AND 40G drives are probably in the tail end of their lives (5 years is my rule of thumb), take the opportunity to refresh your hard drives with new units. Use an imaging software of choice - free or commercial - to copy with resize from the old drives to new. In this way the old drives will remain intact and usable if anything goes wrong.
FWIW, I have used Powerquest/Symantec and Paragon for years with 100% success. I currently use a technician license of Paragon Partion Manager Server since it boots to Windows PE and allows dynamic loading of windows device drivers needed to support hardware without BIOS support.
The whole system should copy and resize in less than an hour.
FWIW, I have used Powerquest/Symantec and Paragon for years with 100% success. I currently use a technician license of Paragon Partion Manager Server since it boots to Windows PE and allows dynamic loading of windows device drivers needed to support hardware without BIOS support.
The whole system should copy and resize in less than an hour.
Has anyone considered just using the built in functionality to change the partition sizes? In Disk Management you highlight the partion and then select "extend" or "shrink".
This is Windows 2003 and the functionality you suggested is available in Windows Vista and 2008 only.
There is a way to extend dynamic volumes but this leads to nowhere.
There is a way to extend dynamic volumes but this leads to nowhere.
You're right. I got to this thread searching on 2008 and should have read it more closely.
Or you can clean you space on terminal server.
delete old profiles from c:\docum~\
You can move the page file to D drive if you wan to.