Tutorial to Resize/Extend Boot (system) Partition

As computer technicians, we are always asked with different questions, like how to speed up my computer and make it run faster, how to resize partition, especially extending boot partition on server or non-server system without reboot to maximize computer performance. Users, especially server users prefer to extend system partition to make hard disks and computers run faster and optimize the usage of the space. Would you please tell me the safest way to realize this and my data are very important for me.

Actually it's a technical issue to resize/extend system partition for common users. Maybe some people will say that we could use the disk management tool of Windows to resize partition, indeed, we could create, delete, format, extend and reduce partition with disk management under Microsoft Vista. What about the Windows XP users? They could create, delete, format, but they could not resize them. The worst thing is that we cannot preview or undo operation, which is terrible for server users.

Is there any good method to resize partition, especially extending boot/system partition? Yes, absolutely there is, partition manager software is what we need. Here EASEUS Partition Master is recommended, which could provide you basic and advanced partition functions of partition management without data loss. Copy features are built in this partition software to protect your data. The Server Edition/Unlimited Edition is for server or non-server users; the Professional Edition for Windows 2000/XP/Vista 64 bit users and for business use; and the Home Edition for home users (Windows XP/Vista 32 bit); Unlimited Edition allows unlimited usage within one company. Here we take it as an example to extend boot/system partition.

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.

Steps to Resize Boot (System) Partition—Extend

1. Launch Partition Master, you could see the partition map of your hard disk.

2. Choose the boot partition to resize
To extend the boot partition, there should be some unallocated space next to it.

If there is no unallocated place, you also could resize it by reducing other partition first.

3. Extend the boot partition to a suitable size.

4. After extending the boot partition, we could preview it.

5. If you are satisfied with the operation you make, just click "Apply".

6. Resizing boot partition will be applied after you reboot the computer.

After read the tutorial to extend the boot (system) partition, I believe you could easily handle it. Why not have a try if you want to resize boot partition?

Also see: How to copy dynamic volume to basic disk and resize the basic disk?

Free download EASEUS Partition Master to resize the boot partition without losing data under Windows OS.

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