Free Partition Software for Windows 2003

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Ockie

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I am looking for a free (or cheap) partition manager software that works with windows 2003 server. I am having a weird issue with a raid expansion that isn't showing on windows disk manager but is showing the correct size when you go into disk properties from disk manager, shows the correct size in the raid controller, and shows the correct size on diskpart.

I used to have a disk manager utility called "Disk Manager" (no idea who makes it) but for the life of me I can't find the website or the program/key I purchased anymore.

Anyways, if someone has a free utility for disk management, I'd much appreciate it.


If anyone has any ideas for the expansion issues I'm having, let me know. This is the 5th expansion and the first time it's been given me problems... I am not sure if it's a disk management limit or what.
 
Parted Magic would be my recommendation. Should work fine with Server 2003, but it'll function outside the OS meaning off a bootable CD. If you need something that functions within the OS, diskpart is the recommended tool (as noted) as it's part of the OS anyway.

Note that I specifically stated Parted Magic and not Partition Magic, an entirely different tool, old, not updated in nearly 3 years, and to be avoided at all costs I'd say. It was useful once long long ago, but Symantec's purchase of Powerquest effectively ruined that company and that product at the same time.
 
Looks like nothing is working well with GPT partition. Looks like my only solution is to buy a boat load of storage and do a backup with a full array recreate. bummer.
 
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