Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell

Name

Disks

Synopsis

See also Disk Quotas and RAID

Add a new disk to a system

Disks → Add a Disk

Assign a drive letter to a partition or volume

Disks → Assign a Drive Letter

Change the label for a partition or volume

label

Check a disk for errors or possible damage

Disks—Tools → Error Checking

chkdsk

Check a disk for free space

freedisk

Clean up disks by deleting temporary files and other unneeded files

Disks—Tools → Disk Cleanup

Configure how Disk Management displays information

Disks—Tools → Disk Management

Convert a disk from basic to dynamic storage

Disks → Convert a Disk

diskpart

Convert a FAT partition or volume to NTFS

convert

Create a logical drive within an extended partition

Disks → Create a Logical Drive

Create a new partition

Disks → Create a Partition

Create a new simple volume

Disks → Create a Volume

Defragment a partition or volume

Disks → Defragment a Disk

defrag

Delete a partition or volume

Disks → Delete a Partition or Volume

Display the status of a partition or volume

Disks → View Status of Partition or Volume

Extend a volume by adding unallocated free space

Disks → Extend a Volume

Format a partition or volume

Disks → Format a Partition or Volume

format

Implement disk quotas to control how much disk space users have

Disks—Concepts → Implementing Disk Quotas

Manage partitions and volumes from the command line

diskpart

Mount a partition or volume to an empty folder on an NTFS volume ...