How to extend C drive in Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012/2008īesides physical disk, many servers are built with hardware RAID arrays such as RAID 1/5/6/10.

Advanced file-moving algorithm - resize and move partitions 30% to 300% faster.Ĥ.

1-Second Rollback - if any error is detected while resizing partition, it automatically reverts computer to original status in a flash.

Cancel-at-well - if you applied incorrect operations, it doesn't matter, you can cancel the ongoing operations without damaging partition.

Virtual Mode - all operations will be listed as pending for preview, real disk partitions won't be changed until click Apply to confirm.

Diskpart doesn't show Unallocated space or disk partition structure, it only display partitions in a list.īetter than other tools, NIUBI Partition Editor is much safer and faster because of the innovative technologies:.Windows XP and Server 2003 don't have Extend Volume in Disk Management, so if you don't want to use third party software, diskpart command is the only choice.That means, you must delete the adjacent partition (D:) in advance, too. To extend C drive with DiskPart, your disk partition configuration must meet the same requirements listed above. How to expand C drive partition using DiskPart cmdĭiskPart works from command prompt, which is more difficult to common users, but some server administrators like to use command tool. Disk Management can't extend C drive with this nonadjacent Unallocated space.Ģ. As you see in the screenshot, Unallocated space can only be made on the right of D when shrinking this partition. There's another Shrink Volume function in Disk Management, why not extend C drive by shrinking D or other partition? Because Extend Volume only works when there's contiguous Unallocated space on the right. Right click C: drive and select Extend Volume, click Next till Finish in pop-up Extend Volume Wizard.ĭo not delete D: drive if you installed programs or any Windows services in it.Right click D: drive and select Delete Volume, then its space will be converted to Unallocated.Press Windows and R keys together, type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter to open Disk Management.Transfer all files in the right contiguous partition (D) to other place.

Steps to extend C drive in Disk Management without any software:

How to extend c partition