How to extend NTFS system partition without rebooting computer?

Need to extend NTFS system partition under Windows Server and Non-Server, but don't want to reboot computer? EASEUS Partition Master can help you achieve it under Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 and Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 while the data is completely protected in the extending process. Both MBR and GPT disks are supported. The Server Edition/Unlimited Edition is for server or non-server users; the Professional Edition for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 64 bit users and for business use; and the Home Edition for home users (Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 32 bit).

You can also resize other NTFS partitions excluding NTFS system partition without reboot. Before that you must ensure all applications in the partition are closed. You will find a detailed solution for different cases in the following content.

Note:

In order to ensure a smooth and successful operation process and data protection, you may check the tips below before resizing/move your partition:

• 1. Close all other applications including the antivirus software and the firewall when running the software.
• 2. Check your disk firstly: see how.
• 3. Please keep 5~10% free space as our product needs some space for data exchanging during resizing.
• 4. If possible, please backup your important data with our free backup software to a safe place such as external drive before resizing.
• 5. If there is much data on the partition, it will take a long time to resize it. Please do not shut down or restart your computer directly if the resizing process seems to stop running, instead, please check whether the indicator light of the disk is still blinking or not, if so, our program is still running, you need to be patient to wait.
• 6. Please do not do any change to the hidden partition before the primary partition (in some brand computers, especially for laptops) in case of operation failure.

Tips: If there is not enough free space (100MB) to install EASEUS Partition Master on the system partition (C: drive), please change the installation directory to other partition while installing EASEUS Partition Master.

Case 1 - If your system drive is next to another partition, please do as the following steps to resize the system partition with no reboot require. (In this case, partition C: is system drive, partition D: is next to C: drive)

1. Close all applications that running on D: in order not to reboot system.

2. Load EASEUS Partition Master.

3. Right click the D: partition that you want to carve up free space for the C: drive on the disk map, and choose "Resize/Move".

4. Position the mouse pointer on the right partition handle. Drag the handle to the partition size you want when the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow.

5. You will get free space, and then drag the free space to the right side of system partition C: by right moving the D: partition.

6. Position the mouse pointer on the right partition handle. Drag the handle to cover all free space until the handle can't move when the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow.

7. Choose "Apply".

Case 2 - If the system drive is next to unallocated space, please do as the following steps to extend the system partition with no reboot require. (In this case, partition C: is system drive.)

1. If there is unallocated place at the right side of system partition C: , then right click system partition, choose "Resize/Move".

2. Extend the system partition C: to a suitable size, and click OK.

3. After extending the system partition, we could preview it on disk map.

4. If you are satisfied with the operation you make, you will see the operations you do in Operation Pending. Just click "Apply".

Tips:

1. If there is a step that needs to reboot system, there is a "#" before this step in "Operation Pending". If you don't want to reboot the system, please check and close all live application in the partition. Undo this step, and do it again.

2. The system partition should be NTFS partition only.

3. For Windows Server 2003, this feature is only available under Windows Server 2003 SP2. Please upgrade your Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 SP2.

4. By extending system partition here, it means you extend system partition without changing its initial position.

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