I just did a test on a server that we have here which we have a c: with <10 GBs of space. I was able to shrink one partition and then in return help expand the C: to >10 GBs. I used the free open source program called GParted. Its a live CD that you can download and burn and will work with any format of drive out there. I tested it out on a XP box also and I was able to move around partitions and grow and shrink them as well. Just keep in mind when you are doing this that the server will be down during that time since it is a live CD and runs its own OS off the disk.
Here is the link to the GParted Live CD: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ Mark Zuercher PC Technician The Library Store, Inc On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Bob Schmidt <bschm...@winfield34.org>wrote: > I had that problem last year and I had space on an available san so I > created an ntfs junction point and pointed the folder to the new volume on > the san. It has worked flawlessly and no one even noticed the change (it > was part of a share with our faculty home folders). > > Once summer came around and I could repartition the drives, I removed the > junction and all is back to normal. > > > >>> "Russ Gowin" <rgo...@dwschools.org> 10/13/2010 2:01 PM >>> > > I know this has been brought up several times before and I looked through > the TG's archives and read some of the responses but I thought I'd ask > anyway. The partition on my W2K3 server I use for teacher file storage is > starting to get full, I have plenty of room on one of my other partitions > so > I want to resize. I have no unallocated space on the drives so I'm going > to > need to use partitioning software. I tried to find somewhere to purchase > Partition Magic but couldn't find anything, so I'm looking at EASEUS > Partition Master Server Edition (http://www.easeus.com) but I'm not sure > how > well it would work. Has anyone used this software to resize a server > partition and if so what did you think of it? Also, does anyone have any > recommendations for Windows based partitioning software that's priced in > $MD? > > TIA > > Russ Gowin > System Administrator > Technology Specialist > DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57 > 304 E. Illinois Route 10 > DeLand, IL 61839 > 217-736-2311 > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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