resize partions for c and d drive

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Andrea Barkley

It seems that our Windows 2000 server was partitioned
incorrectly. We only have 4gb on the c drive and 30gb on
the d drive. We need more space on the c drive. How do I
do this. I have files on the d drive that I can't lose in
this process.
 
Use PQMagic from PowerQuest.

About the files you can't afford to lose: All important
files must be backed up every week. If you don't back
them up then they are, by definition, not important. If
you disagree then start putting money aside for the
day when your hard disk crashes or when its
structure goes haywire. Recovery from this condition
will be very expensive.
 
Add another drive and copy the files you need to that
drive then format the existing drive and reinstall. No
data loss and drives are very inexpensive.
 
The ERD (Emergency Recovery Disk) will. I have one
right here that works on anything.
 
Thanks for the update - I'll have to try this for myself.


Hmmm... Version 5 of Partition Magic will work but cannot handle the new
NTFS from Windows XP and Windows 2003. Version 8 can handle the new NTFS
but it will choke on a Server; Windows NT4, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003
ERD or not.
 
Oh Pegasus. The recommended partitioning software for a server is what is called Volume Manager from PowerQuest. They say this works with Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 Server. But again since it works on those it likely will not work with Windows XP and Windows 2003. This is due to the new NTFS they use. PowerQuest says there are no plans to make a new version that will work with Windows 2003. So in effect what they are saying is there are no plans to make Volume Manager work with any operating systems newer then Windows 2000 due to the new version of NTFS these use. The Server Partition Magic won't do much good also as that was specifically for NT 4 and of course the XP and 2003 NTFS will make it inoperable. Likely will work with Windows 2000 but Partition Magic 5 does that just fine. I don't know about versions 6 and 7. I just know the new NTFS wasn't supported until 7.1.
 
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