Disk runs out of space
How could this be that the C: drive runs out of space and Windows warn with Low Disk Space? The hard disk space is not as large as the current drives. This problem is quite for Windows XP users, and new Windows 7 users also be annoyed by Low Disk Space problem because Windows 7 occupies more than 10GB space for installation. As for Windows Server 2003/2008 users, as long as applications installed to the system partition keep increasing, this problem is also inevitable.

"C drive low disk space"
When Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 encounter insufficient disk space, the warning will appear below:



If the problem occurs in the C drive of Windows Vista and Windows 7, this partition will turn red as below:



Potential risks of C drive low disk space
Both PC and Windows Server users should solve disk out of space problem immediately to prevent potential risks below:
1. System runs at a very low speed.
2. Applications installation or Windows upgrade is unavailable.
3. System crash when free disk space is used up.

What shall we do to solve low disk space?
How to resolve "C drive running out of space" issue? Just follow below steps one by one:
Firstly, clean up the hard disk drive
Click the Low Disk Space popup to run the Disk Cleanup. This tool helps scan your drives and search files that you can safely erase, although it is little help.
Secondly, remove the programs.
The useless programs and large media files (videos, music and graphics) can be moved to other partitions. However, this process costs you much time.
Thirdly, extend partition.
The easy and efficient method to solve Low Disk Space is to use partition magic server to resize or merge partition. It helps you quickly extend partition, and you need not worry about data loss.

Use partition magic server software to solve low disk space problem
None of us want to be stuck by C drive running out of space, but the first and second measures can't solve low disk space problem permanently. And you have to bear computer downtime during you use Windows Disk Cleanup utility. So partition magic server is considered as the easiest and fast way to solve disk out of space problem by resizing or merging partitions, and MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition is the most reliable representative of partition magic server.

How to extend partition to fix C drive running out of space fast and easily?
Users should launch MiniTool Partition Wizards Server Edition first. All partitions and disks connected to Server will be displayed.



On this interface, right click partition and select "Move/Resize" on popup. Then drag the right border of partition handle rightwards to shrink it.



The unallocated space is displayed behind the system partition.



On this interface, right click partition and select "Move/Resize" on popup. Then drag the left border of partition handle rightwards to include the unallocated space.



Click "OK" to extend system partition, and then click "Apply" to complete the operations.



MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition can help you extend partition, and it has complete functions include: delete partition, format partition, copy partition, move/resize partition, explore partition, create partition, set label, check file system, and hide partition, change drive letter, change partition type ID, and others. To learn more, please visit its official website.