How to resize partition under Windows Server 8 with partition magic server alternative?

Partition Magic can't resize Windows Server 8 partition

Partition Magic, the product of Symantec, is the most famous partition resize software under Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Since being acquired by Symantec, Norton Partition Magic has not been upgraded. Maybe you can still use it under Windows Server 8, however, it is so unstable that you have great chance to meet problems or system crash when resizing Windows Server 8 partition. So I strongly recommend you not to use Partition Magic to resize Windows Server 8 partitions. I will show you how to resize Windows Server 8 partitions with partition magic server alternative - EaseUS Partition Master Server Edition in this article.

How to resize Windows Server 8 partition with partition magic server alternative?

As partition magic server alternative software - EaseUS Partition Master Server Edition, offers a simple and convenient way to manage your partitions, runs well on Windows Server 8. Say, it enables you to extend the system partition, Create, Delete, Resize/Move, Copy, Merge, Split, Format partition under Windows Server 8. The following is step-by-step instruction to resize server partition.

Tips: Don't forget to backup your data with server backup software - EaseUS Todo Backup Server before resizing partitions.

1. Launch EaseUS Partition Master.

If there is no unallocated space behind the system partition, please follow the below steps. If there is unallocated space behind the system partition, please directly go to step 4.

2. Select partition E:, right click it, select "Resize/Move partition" and drag the partition handle leftwards to resize E drive. Then there will be unallocated space behind E: drive.

3. Move E: drive rightwards to let the unallocated space be behind the system partition (C: drive) and click OK.

4. Select the system partition (C: drive), right click it and select "Resize/Move partition", drag the partition handle rightwards to extend system partition (C: drive).

5. Click Apply.

For more detailed information, please visit resizing and moving partitions.

Besides, partition manager features, EaseUS Partition software also provides some other features like Partition Recovery Wizard to recover deleted or lost partitions, Copy disk & partition wizard to upgrade or backup disk.

 

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