Re: Repartitioning a W2K harddrive

From: Jeff L (newsgroupsremoveandunderscore_jeff_at_availabletech.net)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:09:39 -0400

Just note on 8 GB being fine... I agree you can mange with 8 GB but you are
always bumping your head.

It is like having a five foot doorway (160 cm for we metrics)... Yeah I CAN
walk through it but I have to bend all the time.... if you do redo it I
start I use 12-15GB now. You always want 20 percent free for defrag.

Jeff Loucks
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"Dave Stoecker" <david_stoecker@hotCOFFEEmail.com> wrote in message
news:uLltRxxbEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Ghost works fine in the manner Sam mentions, should you want to go that
> route.
>
> For moving (just the) SQL databases, see this:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;224071
>
> Move the ISA cache as well (assuming you are using ISA). See the ISA help
> for more info.
>
> I agree with Marina, 8GB should be fine for the average SBS user's
> circumstances.
>
> DS
>
>
> "Sam Johnson" <sam@dextrafile.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:134f01c46f10$ba089120$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hi Tony,
> >
> > I think you can get a professional version of PM or
> > something that does work on servers, try looking further
> > into the PM website. I have actually used a workstation
> > copy of PM before and done it on a server, however it
> > didn't work at first but a reboot sorted it - I wouldn't
> > recommend it though.
> >
> > Depending on your hard disk configurations you could
> > maybe use Ghost and if it is just a straight forward disk
> > to disk you could ghost to another bigger drive with
> > changed partition sizes. Maybe worth a think.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Sam.
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Thanks Marina - Clientapps, User and Company are all on
> > D: I will be moving
> > >Exchange to D: soon, but that will only free up an extra
> > 1.6G. We also have
> > >SQL server and I am looking into moving that. Any ideas
> > on software that
> > >can be used for changing partition size?
> > >
> > >Tony
> > >"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]"
> > <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in message
> > >news:usI358vbEHA.1004@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > >> Hi Tony,
> > >>
> > >> PM can't be used on a server.
> > >> But frankly, 8 GB for the C-partition should be more
> > than enough. Move the
> > >> Clientapps, User and Company shares, and Exchange to
> > another partition.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >> Marina
> > >> Microsoft SBS-MVP
> > >>
> > >> "Tony Wainwright" <teejayuu@btinternet.com> schreef in
> > bericht
> > >> news:Om800xvbEHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > >> > Hi guys
> > >> >
> > >> > I have just inherited a Dell Server running W2K SBS
> > with a 68 GB hard
> > >> drive
> > >> > partitioned into C: 8GB and D: 60GB. The C: drive
> > is used for
> > >> applications,
> > >> > OS etc and only has 600 MB of free space. This is
> > interfering with
> > >> Veritas
> > >> > BackupExec and Internet Access.
> > >> >
> > >> > I have read Mariella Knapps web site about moving
> > Exchange Server to a
> > >> > different location (in this case D:\), but what I
> > was interested in was
> > >> some
> > >> > way to change the size of the partitions with out
> > destrying the data. I
> > >> > know this can be done on desktop PC's with thing
> > like Partition Magic,
> > >but
> > >> I
> > >> > wasn't sure if this would work on a server. Has
> > anyone tried something
> > >> > similar in past who can help me free up more space
> > without taking
> > >> everything
> > >> > off, re-partitioning and re-installing?
> > >> >
> > >> > I seem to think that this could be done under Win NT
> > from within
> > >Windows -
> > >> I
> > >> > may be wrong.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks in advance
> > >> > Tony
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>

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