Extend Volume greyed out in Windows Server 2012.

Extend Volume greyed out in Windows Server 2012 r2 There are “Shrink Volume” and “Extend Volume” functions in Windows Server 2012 native Disk Management. When C: drive is getting full, some people try to shrink partition D to extend C … Read More

How to shrink partition in Windows Server 2012?

How to shrink volume in Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 inherited the same “Shrink Volume” function from previous Server 2008. If you forget to create more partitions when installing Windows Server 2012, you can shrink a large partition … Read More

How to enable/install Disk Cleanup in Windows Server 2012?

How to run Disk Cleanup in Windows Server 2012 R2 What is Disk Cleanup Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) is a computer maintenance utility first introduced with Windows 98 and included in all subsequent releases of Windows. It is designed to free up … Read More

Cannot extend C drive in Windows Server 2012

Cannot extend C drive in Windows Server 2012 R2 – how to fix From Windows Server 2008, Microsoft added “Extend Volume” function in Disk Management to help increase partition size. However, it only supports NTFS partition. Furthermore, there must be … Read More

C drive low disk space on Windows Server 2012

C drive low disk space in Windows Server 2012 R2 The same with other versions, Low disk space is the most common issue in Windows Server 2012. Comparing with data drives, system C: drive is very likely running out of … Read More

How to shrink C drive in Windows Server 2012?

How to shrink C drive in Windows Server 2012 R2 Sometimes you need to shrink C drive in Windows 2012 server. For example, there’s single C drive on system disk, you can shrink it to get Unallocated space and then … Read More

How to extend volume in Windows Server 2012?

How to extend volume in Windows Server 2012 r2 When you open Windows Explorer, do you notice C: drive is changed to be red? If you do, it means the system C drive runs out of space in your server. … Read More

C drive running out of space in Windows Server 2012

C drive is running out of space in Windows Server 2012 The same with other versions, C drive runs out of space in Windows Server 2012. Windows Updates, applications, logs, cache and many other types of files are saving to … Read More

How to increase partition size in Windows Server 2012?

How to increase partition size in Windows Server 2012 r2 Originally, when a partition is getting full, you have to back up everything, delete and recreate partitions, finally restore from backup. If you ask help from server seller, you’ll get … Read More

Guide to repartition hard drive in Windows Server 2012 (R2).

How to repartition hard drive in Windows Server 2012 r2 Original partition layout will not meed your needs after running the server for a period of time. The typical example is that system C drive is getting full. When it … Read More