Disk space - C drive - W2K Server

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Hi all,

I'm out of disk space on my c drive - does anyone know how
to expand a non dynamic partition as I have loads of un
allocated space but the original partition was only 2gb!!

Any help would be appreciated.
Simon
 
See "To extend a simple or spanned volume" at
<<ms-its:%windir%\Help\Diskconcepts.chm::/dm_extend_volume.htm>>
a.. You can extend a volume only if it contains no file system or it is
formatted using NTFS. You cannot extend volumes formatted using FAT or
FAT32.
a.. You can extend a simple or extended volume only if the volume was
created as a dynamic volume. You cannot extend a simple or extended volume
that was upgraded from basic to dynamic.
a.. You cannot extend a system volume or boot volume.

There are likely third-party utilities that will do this for you. You also
have the option of moving directory branches off of C. It is possible to
move Documents and Settings; see "Cannot Move or Rename the Documents and
Settings Folder" at
<http://support.microsoft.com/?id=236621>. It is also possible to move
Program Files, but that's probably not supported, nor easy.

And of course, the normal rules of disk maintenance apply. You can delete
%winder%\temp, %temp%, miscellaneous temporary (dir /ad /s /b temp), and
temporary Internet files. You can evaluate deleting older Service Pack and
patch directories from Windows. You can prune away unneeded profiles. You
can uninstall Windows components that are less important than diskspace,
such as document templates, wall papers, and screen savers, although those
consume little space. You can convert to NTFS if this drive is FAT; that
alone generally gives one some breathing room. If it is NTFS, you can
compress some branches or the whole disk.
 
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Hi all,

I'm out of disk space on my c drive - does anyone know how
to expand a non dynamic partition as I have loads of un
allocated space but the original partition was only 2gb!!

Any help would be appreciated.
Simon
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You cannot increase the size of basic disk partitions with Win2K natively.
Use a utility like Partition Magic to do this.

OR

In Disk Management, you can create an additional partition.
Then format it and move some of your files over to free up enough space to
have a good sized page file (1.5xRAM is a good size).



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Jason mentions that paging file, which I completely forgot, although I don't
know that he would recommend this. If your system is stable, you can create
a paging file on another partition, and then remove the paging file from C:.
That alone can be a significant space saver. Down side, you lose the ability
to get some crash dump information. So, it is a decision you might want to
research.
 
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