Help resizing partition on Windows 2003 Server

[jrsitman]

I just purchased Partiton Manager Server 10 so I could take some space from the extended partition and increase the size of the "C" drive. The instructions say it can be done, but when I try it the steps are not the same on my software. So I need guidance. I've attached a copy of my partition structure

Thanks

[Zageron]

You will firstly have to move the location of the DATA in DATAPART1 to the right a bit.

• Resize the DATAPART1 partition by right clicking, and hitting Move/Resize partition.
• Drag the left most section as far as you like to the right.
  Note: The Move/Resize option should now be available to the Extended Partition.
• Right click on the thin blue line and select Move/Resize.
• Drag the left side as far as it will go (which will generally be the same as the distance you dragged on DATAPART1)
• Now do the same with C:

The steps listed above will, in summary, resize DATAPART1 in order to make room for you to Shrink the Extended partition, which you follow by increasing the size of C:

Hope it helped.

[jrsitman]

ok, I'm working on it. I'll get back to you.

[jrsitman]

So the new volume "G" I created was wrong, correct? If I delete it will it give the space back to the Datapart partition?

[jrsitman]

Ok. your instructions worked fine. However, I still can't figure out how to take the unallocated space (35 gig) from datapart and move it to the unallocated space (3 gig) on drive "C". see attachment.

[jrsitman]

You can cancel my questions. I read the steps in the manual several times and finally figured it out.

Thanks

[SIW2]

Glad to see it went well.

For anyone else reading this thread:

Shrink the logical drive first from the left - ( Rt click logical drive - select move/resize )

Then shrink the Extended partition from the left - (Rt click the Extended partition - select move /resize.)

The unallocated space will now be outside the Extended partition ( on the left of it ).

Include the Unallocated space in the adjacent Primary partition - ( Rt click the Primary partition - select move/resize.)

[jrsitman]

Just wanted to note that I couldn't have gotten this to work had it not been for your 1st post.

Thanks

[Zageron]

Originally Posted by jrsitman

Just wanted to note that I couldn't have gotten this to work had it not been for your 1st post.

Thanks

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