After Windows Server 2008 is released, many companies have upgraded their operating system to this version. Though Windows Server 2008 provides many new benefits, it still has some disadvantages.

You may find that the system C disk running out of space after running Windows Server 2008 for a period. Meanwhile, you cannot install any updates and other applications. System runs slower and slower, even crashes if there is little free space.

What should you do when coming across such problem? None of us are willing to delete or format the partitions and rebuild the Server wasting the whole happy weekend. Many professionals may turn to Partition Magic for Windows 2008 Server.

Is the Partition Magic available for Windows Server 2008?
Server Magic is the Server edition of Partition Magic developed by PowerQuest which can check partition or volume, format partition or volume, delete partition or volume, resize partition or volume and copy partition or volume on Windows Server.

Server Magic works like Partition Magic and the only difference from Partition Magic is that it runs under Server Edition of Windows NT and 2000. But Server Magic has not been upgraded since Symantec's acquisition. So it is not possible for Server Magic to extend or resize server partition under any advanced Operating System, such as Windows 2003/2008, etc.

Therefore, you need Partition Magic alternatives for Windows 2008 Server, such as MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition, etc.

Which is the best Partition Magic for Windows 2008 Server?
Compared with Server Magic, MiniTool Partition Wizard Server edition supports more Server Operating Systems, including: Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, including the latest Server 2008 R2.

It is an all-in-one Server partition magic program capable of perform basic and advanced hard disk partition maintenance, for example, resize partition, merge partitions without data loss, etc. And it also provides data protection and disaster recovery. The powerful MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition brings lawless hard disk management functions together: Partition Recovery Wizard, Free Data Recovery Wizard, Copy Partition Wizard and Copy Disk Wizard.

Due to the unique Enhanced data protection technology, easy to use and other benefits, MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition is highly spoken as the best Partition Magic alternative for Windows Server 2008.

To get some unallocated space with MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition, you just need to drag partition handle on the disk map to shrink an existing data partition and then extend the system C drive. You don't need to delete or format partitions.



With MiniTool Partition Magic Server Edition for Windows Server 2008, you can resize partition, merge partitions, and extend partition without deleting or formatting. And following functions are also available, including: Convert dynamic disk to basic, Hide Partition, Format Paririon, Convert FAT to NTFS, Set Active, Set Primary/Logical partition, etc.

Advantages of MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition for Windows Server 2008
1. Its enhanced data protection technology can help you resize, merge partition without data loss, even when power off or hardware problem occurred.
2. Powerful Resize can extend NTFS system partition without restarting Windows Server 2008 for you.
3. Without reinstalling Windows, its disk and partition copy function can help backup data or move it to another disk.
4. To protect your data security, you can use it to wipe disk/partition/unallocated space.
5. Changes made on partitions can be previewed before applying to the hard disk.
6. It is easy to use by dragging partition handle on the disk map to resize, merge partitions.