A better question might have been.I can't backup because I've got a FAT32 partition I can't get rid of.as that is your actual problem, and it's a much easier one to solve that the approach you seem to be taking as you could very well end up with an unbootable system if you continue down that path.Instead, try converting the volume to NTFS. Assign the volume a drive letter from Disk Management, let's use Z: for this example. Run the command Convert Z: /fs:ntfs. Remove the drive letter assignment from the volume.
Reboot your server. (you'll need to do this before you can configure your backup).and don't forget to test your backup once you've taken one.p.s.
A quick search here on ServerFault would have revealed from people with the same problem.
RECOMMENDED:Most PC users allocate less than 25GB space to the system partition while. Extending your system drive (“C” drive)Follow one of the two methods given below to extend system drive in Windows 1o or Windows 8.1.IMPORTANT: We recommend you backup all data before beginning to extend the system partition and we are not responsible for any data loss that may occur during the process. We recommend you to an external drive before proceeding further.Method 1 Extending system partition using Windows Disk Management ToolWhile it’s possible to extend the system partition using Windows Disk Management tool, there must be some unallocated space right next to the system partition. If you don’t have some unallocated space next to the system drive, Windows will not show extend volume option even if you have enough free space on another partition.If you don’t have the required amount of unallocated space next to system partition in the partition table, follow the easy instructions provided in Method 2 to successfully extend your system drive.Step 1: Open Run dialog box by simultaneously pressing Windows and R keys. Type Diskmgmt.msc in the box and then press Enter key to open Disk Management.Alternatively, you can right-click on the Start button and click Disk Management option to quickly launch it.
Go through our guide to know all four ways to open Disk Management tool.Step 2: Once Disk Management is launched, check if you have unallocated space next to the system drive. If you don’t have unallocated space, follow the steps in Method 2.If there is required amount of unallocated space, right-click on your system drive and click Extend Volume option to launch Extend Volume Wizard.Step 3: Click Next button to see the maximum disk space that can be added to your system partition.Type the amount disk space you would like to add to the system drive in the box next to Select the amount of space in MB, and then click Next button to extend the partition. That’s it!Method 2 Extending system partition using MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition (free)As you probably know, is the best free software out there to manage hard drives in Windows operating system. Even though it’s not as popular as some other similar tools, it’s definitely better than all other free partitioning tools out there.The main advantage of this tool over Windows Disk Management is that Partition Wizard lets you extend your system partition even if you don’t have unallocated space on the right of your system partition in the partition table.
It lets you extend the system partition by taking required free space from a partition that has enough disk space.Step 1: software. It’s completely free and supports both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.Run the setup file and then follow the simple on-screen instructions to install it on your PC.Step 2: Close all other programs and launch Partition Wizard software.
Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.or read our to learn how to use this site. Hi,So i added an SSD to my ultrabook which had an HDD, so since i set the SSD as system drive, i moved the EFI partition from HDD to the SSD via diskpart.Unfortunately,- the EFI partiton was placed after the OS partition which is not what i want. My partition layout is actually: MSR Win10 EFI.
I can still use my computer normally but the layout isn't nice to my eyes.- i tried to move the EFI one before Win10 using dikpart or Minitool Partition Wizard, without success.So anyone have any ideas how to 'solve' this? (without buying a dedicated soft)Thank you.Edited by Umbra, 22 December 2017 - 09:17 PM. The MSR for Windows 10 is 16MB. It cannot be resized but it should be movable. The MSR is not required.
Windows 10 does have a RE (Recovery Environment) partition that is used for accessing the Advanced Boot Options.I am not sure how you would be able to move the EFI partition to the front of the Windows partition using Gparted. I don't think that is possible. You would need to shrink the left side of the Windows partition, move the MSR partition to the right, and then somehow copy the EFI partition to the front of the Windows partition, if that is even possible. You can copy partitions between disks but I am not sure if you can copy partitions on the same disk especially EFI partitions.
Then delete the EFI partition after the Windows partition and expand the Windows partition into the space left behind by the deleted EFI partition.Another way would be to delete the EFI partition, move the Windows partition and MSR partition, then rebuild the EFI partition using diskpart but that is not an easy task.Personally, if the computer boots fine I would leave the partitions alone, especially if there is important data on the drive. Problem solved!Indeed @JohnC21, Gparted cant fully move the EFI, so i used a workaround to make it possible, and it needs Gparted so i will put the procedure in case someone needs it:Tools needed:- in live USB,Using Macrium Reflect:0- do a backup of the current systemUsing Minitool PW:1- Shrink the Windows partition by the same size as the existent EFI partition is.
(300mb in my case) and place the unallocated space before the windows partition (the 'before' is the most important point).2- Create a new FAT32 partition from the unallocated space3- copy the EFI partiton to this new partition. Validate the operations.Using Gparted4- With Gparted (as live USB), booted from it. (please disable Secureboot in BIOS settings, if not you won't boot from it)5- Gparted will ask 2-3 questions, let them at default.6- Once the GUI appears, select the newly created partition (should be at the left of the Windows partition; with the size you chose earlier).7- Right click select Manage Flags tick BOOT and ESP.8- Validate the operations, Gparted will execute them and refresh the GUI. Now at this point you should have 2 EFI partitions (one before and one after the Windows partition)9- Exit Gparted, reboot, you shouldn't have any problems but we aren't finish.Using Macrium Reflect.Do a backup of all the partitions. (who knows)Using minitool PW (or Windows Disk Management)10- Delete the old EFI partition, (the one at right of Windows one ), it will become unallocated space.11- Extend Windows partition using the unallocated space made from the old EFI partition.12- Reboot, normally Windows will load properly, and by launching diskmgmt.msc via 'run', your EFI partition should be properly located before Windows (at its left).13- Don't forget to re-enable Secureboot in BIOS settings.Do a new backup, because backups always save your life;)We are doneEdited by Umbra, 23 December 2017 - 01:29 AM. Thanks for the instructions. I was familiar with Gparted boot flag but not the esp flag.
I'm wondering if all the steps could have been done using Gparted as it can also copy and paste partitions. I don't know if it can do it on the same drive though.Unfortunately, GParted couldn't copy the content of the old EFI partition to the newly created one; it is why i used Minitool. Also Gparted was terribly slow (around 15mn for 30Gb) to create an unallocated space to the left of Windows (because moving thge OS) while Minitiools less than 5mn (with reboots). Thanks for the instructions. I was familiar with Gparted boot flag but not the esp flag. I'm wondering if all the steps could have been done using Gparted as it can also copy and paste partitions. I don't know if it can do it on the same drive though.Unfortunately, GParted couldn't copy the content of the old EFI partition to the newly created one; it is why i used Minitool.
Also Gparted was terribly slow (around 15mn for 30Gb) to create an unallocated space to the left of Windows (because moving thge OS) while Minitiools less than 5mn (with reboots).Thanks, that's good to know.
You need to install some programs on your computer more or less. Windows system usually install all downloaded programs on C drive by default, so most PC users often install all programs to C drive without changing the default location. Along with more and more program files are installed to C drive and other data like cookies, temporary files, setup files, etc are stored to this partition, free space on C drive might become insufficient.
You may receive when it does not have enough free space. Can you move all program files from C drive to D or another partition to free up disk space in order to fix on PC? Can You Move Program Files from C to D Drive?If program files have occupied too much free space on C drive, you may want to move them from C to D drive to. Usually, if you only store the downloaded program files to C drive but all programs are installed on another partition, you can directly delete the downloaded files from C drive. You can still use all programs on your computer even after deleting the source files as long as you do not uninstall the programs from PC. On the contrary, if the programs are installed on C drive, you cannot move it from C to D or any other partition because the programs might stop working normally after moving them from one drive to another.
What you should do is to move all source files from C to D drive and then uninstall all programs from your computer. Finally, you can reinstall those programs on your computer by changing the install location to D drive. Can You Fix Low Disk Space on C Drive without Moving Program Files?Are you doubt if there is any way to fix low disk space on C drive without moving any program files from this partition? The answer is positive! If PC reports low disk space on C drive, you can rather than moving or deleting any file.Without relying on any, you can on your computer with Windows built-in tool, namely Disk Management and Diskpart command line.
They are two different kinds of tool, which are available in different Windows platform for without needing to repartition hard drive.1. Disk Management for C drive expandingDisk Management is available in Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, Server 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2. Therefore, you can run Disk Management to expand C drive space if your computer runs under any of those Windows platform.You may be interest in following resources:2. Diskpart command lineDiskpart command line is available in all Windows platform for partition resizing, but it is not easy to handle. What is more, or FAT32 partition. Resolve Low Disk Space on System Partition with Partition ToolIf you would like to use a for system partition resizing, you can use IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free to extend system partition to resolve low disk space problem.
This free partition software works on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 to without moving any data from C drive.Free download for windows xp, vista, 7, 8, 10You can free download IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server for expanding system partition on Windows Server including Server 2003, 2008, 2012, SBS 2003, 2008, 2012 and Windows Server 2003 R2, 2008 R2, 2012 R2.Free download for windows server.
Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.or read our to learn how to use this site. Hello!My computer has the following:Local Disk C: size 15.5GB, free space- 188MBLocal Disk D: size 183GBLocal Disk E: size 99.1GB free space- 99.0GBSystem Reserved H: size 99.9MB free space- 61.6MBRight now windows 7 is on C drive and I keep getting the message of having low disk space. As of now only 188MB is free and other than windows there are hardly any other software installed.D drive has my personal files. Drive E is almost empty and System Reserved H has 61.6MB free on 99.9MB.I want to shift windows 7 to E drive, which is a bigger drive.Please let me know the steps in layman's language.Thank you!.
Actually, you don't need to shift it, here is what you do.1. (.) Look under the windows folder, for a folder called 'SoftwareDistribution' This is where Windows stores all downloaded updates, before they're insalled. This folder isn't needed. Delete all folders and files under it. Some won't delete, but it could clear up hundreds of MBs.2. (.) Look for the hidden folder C:MSOCACHE, and deleted all folders and file under there.
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This is the Office equivalent of #1.3. (.) Search for, and delete all.BAK files.4. (.) Search for, and delete all.TMP files.5. (.) Search for, and delete all temporary internet files.6.
Now, if that doesn't help, or help enough, continue on.7. Download and burn a CD of the program GPARTED Live CD , it's free.8. Completely backup all your critical files off the 'C' drive, and verify it is AOK.9. Defrag all your drives.10. Boot the computer from the GPARTED CD, and it will allow you to resize your partitions.
Basically, you move a 'slider' to change the size of the partitions. Then hit apply, and it does the work for you. However, depending on the amount of data on the resized partition (e.g. 'D' drive, it might take awhile to do).The problem you'll have is that some programs hard code their install location. For instance, I have programs that are 32-bit programs, but instead of installing to 'C:PROGRAM FILES (X86)' like they should on a 64-bit computer, they author installs them into 'C:PROGRAM FILES', which is the 64-bit program location on a 64-bit computer.
Changing the location isn't that hard when the setup program is created. So as a result, even if you move C:Windows to another drive, you may still run into that problems. Also, some programs hard code the 'C' drive windows directory.
I've seen a few like this.Best of luck!Edited by scottyncc1701, 04 June 2014 - 09:05 AM. The best way is to reinstall, there is no good, simple way to move the Windows partition.
If at all possible I would recommend purchasing a new hard drive, install the new drive, disconnect the old drive, install windows, shutdown and reconnect the old drive, reinstall your software and copy your data to the new drive.There are a couple of things you can do to try and free up some space.The size is this file is normally two times your RAM. After you move the page file you will want to set No Page file on your C: drive.Next,Now you can delete the files and folders in the old temporary file locations, normally C:WindowsTemp.
Browse to C:WindowsTemp. Select everything in C:WindowsTemp by pressing CTRL+A. Press SHIFT+DEL. Skip any files that it tells you are in use. Hi Vp17,You can readjust the partitions size if you remove the E: drive to create free unallocated space and then use a partition manager program like the there is a guide.Before doing this make sure you have a backup of all your critical files and move what you have on the E: drive to the D: drive before removing the partition corresponding to the E: drive.I have done this numerous times, the tool is safe and all the operations are done without loosing anything but it's always recommended to have backups in case something go wrong. Agree with Sleepy Dude.adjust the partition sizes to give more useful space to C.
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Any number of programs can do this reliably and safely, including the EaseUS program mentioned above (which I am familiar with).Essentially.make the D: partition smaller by about 25GB.create unallocated space at the beginning of current D: partition. That will give you unallocated space which can then easily be added to your current C: partition. 40-50GB is pretty much a good size for a Win 7 C: partition, IMO.Louis.