Resizing server partition

[Ben Wright]

I have two partitions on my server and I'd like to change their sizes
(without deleting everything.) Is there a way to do this with an NT
utility or do I need to purchase additional software?

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[peter]

Your best bet is third party tools like Partition Magic from
www.powerquest.com.
There has been a major change in pricing though between nt4 and w2k
versions of their product when it comes to workstation/server version.

Of course, if you have the time and equipement, you could also try the
following:
hook up another disk to your system
install a temporary extra copy of nt on your current drive and boot
that copy, thereby releasing all the stuff that is normally in use for
your current system, so no files will be 'locked'.
using the temp-copy nt disk admin, copy everything from the original
install accross.
re-arrange your partitioning on the 'old' original disk the way you
want it to be and copy all the stuff back.
It's primitive, but it'll work, and as far as cost is concerned, the
temp use of a drive does not nesessarily have to cost money.
hth
Peter

hth
Peter

[Arvinder Singh]

Additional software... Try partitionmagic 4.0
"Ben Wright" <bwr...@nccj.org> wrote in message
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> I have two partitions on my server and I'd like to change their sizes
> (without deleting everything.) Is there a way to do this with an NT
> utility or do I need to purchase additional software?
>

[Mark Jarvis]

Hi,

There is nothing native to NT that will do this, Not as far as I know
anyway.

Try something like Partition Magic ?

or backup the drive resize the partitions and Restore the data

or maybe put another drive in and if you are using NTFS extend the volume
set. ?

Regards,
Mark

[aomeite...@gmail.com]

Le lundi 13 mars 2000 16:00:00 UTC+8, Ben Wright a écrit :
> I have two partitions on my server and I'd like to change their sizes
> (without deleting everything.) Is there a way to do this with an NT
> utility or do I need to purchase additional software?
>
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the most simple way is using server partition manager http://www.disk-partition.com/download-server.html, it can merge, diviser, resize the partitions, very useful, however, it's totally free!

[jiongs...@gmail.com]

On Monday, March 13, 2000 4:00:00 PM UTC+8, Ben Wright wrote:
> I have two partitions on my server and I'd like to change their sizes
> (without deleting everything.) Is there a way to do this with an NT
> utility or do I need to purchase additional software?
>
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> Posted via CNET Help.com
> http://www.help.com/

Why not use free server partition software for an one shot operation. like this link: http://www.extend-partition.com/partition-assistant-lite.html