How to partition Windows Server 2000/2003/2008?

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 7, 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 Systems for file sharing and streaming, automated backups, and remote access

Taking good care of Windows Server is the most important matter above all for those server administrators. Those servers are the pillar of the lifeline of the whole system. Thus, find the best way to manage Windows Server partition is critical to the administrators to ensure the continuity of work and avoid wasting time of trying to optimize the server by yourself.

Will it be possible to maximize server performance as well as reduce system administration cost? Of course, EaseUS has released a kind of Windows Server partition software to help customers to solve this problem, that is, EaseUS Partition Master Server Edition which can support both server and non-server of Windows operating system and will not damage your critical data and files in your computer.

How to partition Windows Server with EaseUS Partition Master Server Edition?

The following is an example of step-by-step instruction to extend system partition (C: drive) of Windows Server.

Note: If there is no unallocated space behind the system partition just as the following example showing, please follow the below steps. If there is unallocated space behind the system partition, please skip step 2 and step 3, and directly go to step 4.

1. Launch EaseUS Partition Master.

Server partition manager software

2. Select partition E: and drag the partition handle leftwards to resize E drive with "Resize/Move partition".

Resize the data partition

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

Move the data partition

4. Select the system partition (C: drive), and select "Resize/Move partition" to extend system partition (C: drive).

Extend system partition

5. Click Apply and you will see the system partition is extended within minutes and without data loss.

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

Besides partition manager, EaseUS Partition Master is a complete solution to solve your Windows Server hard disk and partition problem by providing Partition Recovery Wizard and Disk and Partition Copy Wizard features.

 

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