How to Extend Disk Volume in Windows

Server 2003 VM

Recently I found not so much free space is left in my Windows Server 2003 VM, so I

expanded the virtual disk by clicking Hard Disk > Utilities > Expand. Nevertheless, after

opening the system, I realized the added space (shown as unallocated space) can only be

used to create new partitions while I just want to extend existing disk volumes for

Windows Server 2003 VM. Is there a good idea?

As we know, "Extend Volume" appeared in Windows Vista Disk Management for the first

time, and naturally Windows Server 2003 does not have. Therefore, users had better turn

to other programs. Here, we introduce 2 apps for users. One is DiskPart, and the other is

third-party partitioning tool.

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http://www.partitionwizard.com/resizepartition/window-server-2003-vm-extend-dis

k-volume.html

Extend Disk Volume in Windows Server 2003 VM with DiskPart

First of all, enable DiskPart by taking these operations: click Start, choose Run, input

DiskPart, and click "OK". Then, the following interface will appear:

Here, we take extending partition 4 on Disk 2 for example

Then, input these commands successively and clicking on Enter key is followed after

every input: select disk 0, list partition, select partition 4, and extend size =1024.

Now, we can see the selected partition has been extended successfully, and users can

input exit to quit from the program.

Nevertheless, extending partition with DiskPart should be on the condition that there is

unallocated space after and contiguous to the partition which needs extending. Otherwise,

DiskPart will fail. That is to say users can only extend the last volume to the added space.

Extend Disk Volume in Windows Server 2003 VM with Partitioning Tool

Firstly, download a reliable disk partition tool from the internet. If users do not know which

one to download, try using MiniTool Partition Wizard. Then, install the program according

to wizards. After installation, run it to get its main interface:

Then, select the partition which will be extended and click on "Extend Partition" to make

the following interface emerge:

Here, we can take free space from the unallocated space to expand the selected partition,

and dragging sliding button can determine how much free space to take. Then, click "OK"

to see the main interface again:

Now, we can see partition F becomes 81.95GB from original 1.95GB while the unallocated

space is reduced to 80 from previous 160. At this time, as long as we click "Apply", we can

extend disk volume in Windows Server 2003 VM successfully.

As a matter of fact, apart from Windows Server 2003, this partitioning tool can be used to

extend disk volume in all other Windows operating systems, no matter where the

unallocated space is located or whether there is unallocated space. Try using it now for

your virtual machine.