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by darrenkillen

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I have a NT server and wish to resize the partition as it is nearly full and the other partitions are empty with plenty of space....Partition magic does not work on the server....any suggestions

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by m.r.

Partition Magic doesn't work? I've used it in the past even for the system/boot partition. Is it a version issue or should you be using Server Magic? I'm not sure what you are asking for, a fix for PMs problem or a different partition program (freeware)?

by joshg

The only thing that would be a reliable solution would be to use Server Magic, it like $600. Partition Magic is only for Workstations. So spend $600 or an hour or so to reload the OS and resize partitions.

by alpha-male

If you need to repartition, Server Magic is the product...but is that really necessary?

The simplest solution I can think of is to migrate your data. This will (of course) not work in every instance (some application installs etc), but we frequently archive, move and map data to keep it organized. This is particularly useful with data files, documents, and the like. We use login scripts to map drives and store the data where it is convenient for us (considering performance, archiving, etc).

Hope this helps

by dark force

Your best bet to re-size the partitions without Partition Magic would be to either:

1. Perform a full backup of your system and reinstall the OS and resize them there.

--OR--
2. Use Ghost and image each partition to a file on another drive,run the 3 NT startup disks and blow away the partitions altogether, then image the drive from the files created and specify the new partition sizes through Ghost.

Good Luck
DF

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