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Introduction

Running out of disk space can slow down your system and limit storage. Windows offers built-in tools like Disk Management and DISKPART to extend partitions by allocating unallocated space. This guide covers simple methods to expand your drive safely and efficiently.

Prerequisite

• Administrator access to the server
• Knowledges on Windows Disk Management

Step-by-Step Guide

• Access to your Windows server with Administrator login.

• Once logged in to the server, right click the Start Button and select Disk Management.
  

• In Disk Management, there will be unallocated space showing on the left side of the volume. Right click the volume that you wish to extend and select Extend Volume.
  

• On the pop-up window (Extend Volume Wizard), click Next until you see the extend menu.
  

• In this screen, Windows will auto select the whole unallocated space for you. But if you wish to not extend the entire unallocated space, you can enter you size at the bottom.
  

• Click Finish to complete the extension process.
  

• Once the process is completed, you will the unallocated space added in to volume.
  

Conclusion

By following the step, you will be able to extend the volume in Windows Server to allow to you have more space to save your data.

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