Solve Server 2008 Low Disk Space Problem fast and easily
Windows Server 2008 low disk space? System C drive running out of space on your 2008 Server? Don’t worry, in this article, I’ll introduce how to solve this problem fast and easily.
Server 2008 low disk space
Many computer users have encountered the problem that system C drive running out of space and Windows pop up a window with Low Disk Space alert. This problem is very normal for both Windows PC and Server. In Windows 2008 Server, if there is little free space in the system C drive, you’ll find C drive displayed as red in “My Computer” like below:
When this low disk space problem occur, you have to fix it immediately, as it will cause many problem, such as:
1. System runs much slower.
2. You cannot install any applications or update any longer.
3. System may be crash if there is no free disk space.
How to solve Server 2008 low disk space problem
1. Clean up the hard disk drive
You may run the Disk Cleanup function by right-clicking this partition. This tool will scan your drives and look for files that you can safely erase. Usually this will be little help.
2. Remove programs. You can consider removing programs that you don’t use and moving large media files (videos, music, graphics) to other partition. But you will spend a lot of time to do this.
3. Extend partition under Windows 2008 Disk Managment or by third party Server partition software. The benefit is easy, fast and permanently to remove low disk space warning.
As Windows 2008 Server Disk Management has many disadvantages and it is insufficient to resize or extend partition, in this article, I want to introduce how to extend Server 2008 partition with Server partition software – Partition Magic Server Edition.
How to extend Server 2008 system partition
This is extremely easy to extend partition under Server 2008, you just need to drag and move on the disk map to adjust partitions.
Step by step guide:
Step 1: launch Partition Wizard, right-click the data partition and select “Move/Resize” to shrink this partition.
In the pop up window, drag the left borderline of this data partition rightwards.
After step 1, there will be Unallocated space created behind the system partition.
Step 2: Right-click the system partition and select “Move/Resize”. In the pop up window, drag the right borderline rightwards.
Now the system partition has been extended, click “Apply”.
Benefits of this Partition Magic Server
- Enhanced data protection technology helps you resize, merge partition without data loss, even when power off or hardware problem occurred.
- Hot Resize feature helps you extend NTFS partition without reboot to suspend Server running.
- Disk and partition copy feature helps you backup data or migrate to another disk without reinstalling Windows.
- Wipe disk/partition/Unallocated space to protect your data security.
- Changes made on partitions can be previewed before applying to the hard disk.
- With user-friendly interface, no professional assistance or experience in using Partition Magic is required.
- full features and benefits
With Partition Magic Server, you can easily resize or extend the system partition and solve Windows 2008 Server low disk space problem without deleting or formatting partitions, fast and safely.
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