How to resize partition for Server 2003?

As we all know, Windows Server 2003 always needs to receive and deal with many kinds of data. It always take place that partition use ratio in Server 2003 is out of balance. When encountering this kind of problems, we are supposed to resize partition for Server 2003. But the built-in disk management tool can not make it. The following picture shows its interface.



This is the operating interface of the tool. Right click any partition and we can see only few functions are provided, for example, Delete Partition, Format Partition, Change Drive Letter and Path. We can not resize partition with it. Therefore, if we are going to resize partition for Server 2003, professional partition magic is needed. And we can visit http://www.partitionstar.com to download the professional partition magic for Server 2003 – Partition Star Server Edition.

How to resize partition for Server 2003?
Partition Star allows us to resize partition for Server 2003 without damaging data. Then we’ll show how to resize partition for Server 2003 with this partition magic server.

After installing the partition magic, please launch it. We’ll see the following interface.



This is the main interface of the professional partition magic. Select the partition that will be resized and click “Move/Resize“. And we’ll see the following interface.



We can drag the two arrows or input exact value in the textboxes below to resize partition. Here, we’ll drag the right arrow rightward to extend partition. Then click “OK” to go back to the main interface.



We can see the selected partition has been extended. Then click “Apply” to perform the operations.

Through so simple operations, we have finished resizing partition for Server 2003. However, if we want to extend partition, it should be satisfied that there is unallocated space adjacent to the partition that will be extended. If there is not, we should first of all shrink other partition to get it. And “Move/Resize” function of Partition Star can help us. Besides, this professional partition magic is also able to copy partition, delete partition, format partition, wipe partition, change cluster size, convert FAT to NTFS and so on. Not only Windows Server 2003 but also other common Windows operating systems are supported, including Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. For more detailed information about Partition Star, please visit its official website.