September 2nd, 2013

PowerTip: Use PowerShell 3.0 to Resize Partitions

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 to resize partitions.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I easily resize partitions in Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 by using Windows PowerShell 3.0?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Microsoft PFE, Jason Walker, says, “Use the Get-PartitionSupportedSize and the Resize-Partition functions:”

$MaxSize = (Get-PartitionSupportedSize -DriveLetter c).sizeMax

Resize-Partition -DriveLetter c -Size $MaxSize

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