5 Ways to Free Up Space on the C Drive in Windows Server 2008 (R2)

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The issue of low disk space on the C drive bothers all Windows users. Most computer nightmares revolve around running out of space on the C drive, which can slow down your PC and cause various hang-up errors. If you're trying to free up C drive space on Windows Server 2008 (R2), this guide offers five solutions to increase your space. Solutions 1 and 5 involve third-party software provided by tool developers. The other options focus on manual methods.

Solution 1: Run the Disk Cleanup utility to free up space on Windows Server 2008 (R2)

To address the issue of Windows Server 2008's C drive continually filling up, you need a professional disk cleanup tool that can safely free up space on the C drive without consuming much of your time. By using a system cleaning utility like the Todo PCTrans Tool, you won't need to manually enable disk cleanup or worry about missing features for cleansing your disk, nor will you have to spend time deleting unnecessary files one by one.

This software features a suite of cleaning tools, including system clean-up, large file clean-up, and app management. It frees up space by removing junk files, browsing history, built-in Windows apps, large files, and unnecessary apps.

Download the software and start freeing up space on your C drive.

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How to use the "System Cleanup" feature of Todo PCTrans:

Step 1: Open the Todo PCTrans tool on your computer. Click “System Cleanup” and then hit the “Scan” button.

Step 2: Once the scan is complete, a list of junk files will be displayed. Choose the ones you want to get rid of, being careful not to delete anything that might affect your computer or software's performance.

Step 3. Click the “Clean” button and confirm the cleanup. You can use this feature regularly to free up disk space.

Solution 2: Use the Disk Cleanup utility on Windows Server 2008 R2 to free up disk space

Disk Cleanup is applicable to all versions of Windows Server, including Windows Server 2008 R2, which you can use to clear out junk or unnecessary files from server users. To use this Windows utility on your server, you need to check the "Desktop Experience" to enable Disk Cleanup.

The steps to enable Disk Cleanup are as follows: Search for "Control Panel" > Click to open "Control Panel" > Select "Programs and Features" > Move to the left and click "Turn Windows features on or off" > Check "Desktop Experience" > Click "Next" > Click "Install."

Note: Remember to restart your server machine.

Please follow these steps to free up disk space on the C drive of the server computer:

Step 1: Locate "My Computer" on your desktop and double-click to open it.

Step 2: Right-click on the C: drive and select Properties from the drop-down menu. Click the Disk Cleanup button.

Step 3: Select the file you wish to delete. (To avoid accidental loss of data, click on 'View Files' in the Description window.) Then click 'OK.'

Solution 3: Remove unnecessary software from Windows Server 2008 (R2)

Step 1: Go back to the Control Panel.

Step 2: Under "Programs," click "Uninstall a program." You'll see a list of programs. Select ones that you haven't used in a long time, then click "Uninstall."

Solution 4: Free up Space on Windows Server C Drive by Cleaning Temporary Files

Step 1: Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box.

Step 2: Type %temp% in the box and press Enter.

Step 3: Delete all the files.

Solution 5: Extend the C Drive on Server 2008 (R2)

Aside from deleting files, another way to free up disk space on Windows Server 2008 (R2) is by using a disk partition tool Partition Master to extend C drive. It can adjust the size of the hard drive with its intelligent resizing feature. A simple drag and drop and execute operation can help you quickly allocate space from another drive to C drive.

See the steps to extend C drive with Partition Master tool:

Step 1: Free up unallocated space on drive C.

If there is no unallocated space on the system disk, right-click on the partition next to C: and select "Resize/Move".
Drag the left panel of the partition to shrink the space and leave unallocated space behind the system C: drive, then click "OK".

Step 2: Increase the C drive space.

1. Right-click on the C drive and select "Resize/Move."

2. Drag the system partition endpoint to the unallocated space so as to add space to the C drive.

Step 3: Keep all changes to extend C drive

Click “Apply Operations” and then “OK” to save all changes and expand the system C drive.

Final Thoughts

There are five ways to free up space on the C drive of a Windows Server 2008 (R2) system:

• Use Todo PCTrans, Disk Cleanup, Control Panel, and temporary files to free up hard drive space. • Extend the C drive space with the help of the free partition management tool – Partition Master.