Extend C Drive on Windows Server 2012 [100% Safe]

Partition Software for C Drive Extending on Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 runs on low disk space on C drive? So you can use IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server to increase the partition size without moving or deleting any data. This partition software is specially designed for Windows Server users to extend C drive, system partition, primary partition, boot partition and data partition on all Windows Servers. Therefore, it can help you resize partition Windows server 2012 when you are running out of disk space on this drive.

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Steps to Extend C Drive on Windows Server 2012

How to redistribute disk space in Windows Server?

Step 1:
Download, install and run IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server. Right click a partition that has enough free space and choose "Resize/Move" option.

Step 2:
Move the arrows to shrink the selected partition. Then, you can see some unallocated space.

Step 3:
You should move the unallocated space close to C drive. Then, right click C drive and choose "Resize/Move" option.

Step 4:
Move the arrows to extend C drive and then click "Apply" button.

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How to Extend C Drive on Windows Server 2012?

Simply say, you should add unallocated space to C drive so as to get it extended. Usually, unallocated space refers to the space that has not been occupied by any data, so you can add it to other partitions. Therefore, if you want to extend C drive on Windows Server 2012, the first thing you need to do is to check if there is existing unallocated space on the same hard disk. If there is no existing unallocated space, you can generate some by shrinking other partitions that have lots of free space. Then, you can extend the C drive by adding the unallocated space to this partition.

How to Make Unallocated Space on Windows 2012?

When there is no unallocated space, how can you make some on Windows Server 2012? Generally speaking, you can rely on the following two methods to make some unallocated space on Windows Server 2012:
1. Make unallocated space with help of Disk Management
Disk Management on Windows Server 2012 has the function of shrinking partition, so you can make unallocated space by shrinking partition by using Disk Management. The unallocated space will display behind the partition you shrink.
2. Produce unallocated space by using IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server
Third-party partition software IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server also has the function of shrinking partition, so you can also make unallocated space by using IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server.

Moving Unallocated Space Close to C Drive SBS 2012

NO matter you use Disk Management or IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server, the unallocated space will display beside the partition you shrink. In order to add the unallocated space to C drive, you still need to move the unallocated space close to C drive. Disk Management doesn't have the function of moving a partition, so you have to delete the partitions between C drive and unallocated space. If you don't want to delete any partition, you need to rely on IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server, with which you can easily move the unallocated space close to C drive without deleting any partition or data. This partition software works on Windows Server 2012, SBS 2012 and other Windows Servers.

Extend C Drive Windows 2012

After moving the unallocated space close to C drive, the final step is to extend the C drive by adding the unallocated space. You can also rely on the following two methods to extend C drive on Windows Server 2012.
1. Disk Management to extend C drive on Windows 2012
After opening Disk Management, you can right click C drive and choose "Extend Volume" option to get C drive extended. With this method, you had better backup data before partition resizing in order to avoid unexpected data loss.
2. Partition Software to Extend C Drive
You can also add the unallocated space to C drive by relying on IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server. This partition software enables you to resize C drive without reinstalling system. You don’t need to backup data by using this partition software, because it does not touch any data stored on the disk during partition resizing. In addition to extend C drive on Server 2012, this partition software can also resize C drive on other Windows Servers. Therefore, IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server is always a good choice when Disk Management failed extend a partition.