How to resize a partition on Windows Server?

This article talks about how to resize Windows Server partition and make the process of resizing a partition on Windows Server becomes so simple with detail introduction. But before that, we would like to introduce some knowledge of server and Windows server.

A server is a computer that provides services or resources to other computers. It is the most important computer in the whole system because it contains loads of critical data and files.

Windows Server is a brand name for server Operating Systems released by Microsoft Corporation. This name has been used for the following software releases:

• Windows 2000 Server, the release based on Windows 2000
• Windows Server 2003, the previous release of Windows Server
• Windows Server 2008, the current release of Windows Server
• Windows Server 2008 R2, the next release of Windows Server
• Windows Small Business Server, an operating system based on Windows Server with some integrated Microsoft Servers, for small businesses
• Windows Essential Business Server, a product similar to Small Business Server, but for medium-sized businesses
• Windows Home Server, a home server operating system for file sharing and streaming, automated backups, and remote access

Most of the Windows Server users and the technicians have met this problem: the free space on system partition is not enough to install new software; the system is running slowly because the inefficient free space on the disk and it need more space from other partitions. How to improve this phenomenon? One way to optimize the performance of your Windows Server is by resizing Windows Server partition. That is, gather all free space on your hard drive for the existing partition. But for most Windows Server users, resizing Windows Server partition is not an easy work to do but a hard task, which makes most of the people turn help from the partition resizing software. A server is a very important part for a company system, which contains loads of significant data and files. If you do partition resizing with unsafe software, your precious multi-media files, your important data would be lost without any chance of recovery, leaving you only sorrow and desperation. So it is very important for IT administrator to resize Windows Server partition with partition utility.

To choose reliable partition-resizing software to make resizing Windows Server partition a simple task is what Windows Server users most concern.

EASEUS Partition Master Server Edition is a reliable one that may help you out when you feel anxious about resizing Windows Server partition to maximize its performance. And to fulfill needs of enterprise users, we offer another advanced edition - EASEUS Partition Master Unlimited Edition allows unlimited usage within one company. From the following steps, you may find how simple it is to resize Windows Server partition with EASEUS Partition Master Server Edition.

1. After you launch the software, it will show you a partition map. On the partition map, current size of the partitions under Windows Server 2003 is displayed on the top of the dialog box. It also depicts the used and unused space within the partition and the free space surrounding the partition (if any exists).

2. Select the partition you want to Resize/Move.

3. Position the mouse pointer on the left or right partition handle on the map.

4. Drag the handle to the partition size you want when the mouse pointer changes into a double-headed arrow.

5. Click Apply.

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For better data security, you may also use the free backup software software - EASEUS Todo Backup, which will help you a lot. It provides easy-to-use interface to backup and restore your system, disk and partition within minutes.

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