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Resizes a partition and the underlying file system.
Resize-Partition [-Size] <UInt64> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -InputObject <CimInstance[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]
Resize-Partition [-Size] <UInt64> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -DiskId <String[]> -Offset <UInt64[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]
Resize-Partition [-DiskNumber] <UInt32[]> [-PartitionNumber] <UInt32[]> [-Size] <UInt64> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Resize-Partition [-Size] <UInt64> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -DriveLetter <Char[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
The Resize-Partition cmdlet resizes a partition and the underlying file system.
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Get-Partition
Get-PartitionSupportedSize
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EXAMPLE 1
PS C:\>Get-Partition -DiskNumber 3 -PartitionNumber 2
Disk Number: 3
PartitionNumber DriveLetter Offset Size Type
--------------- ----------- ------ ---- ----
2 D 135266304 931.39 GB Basic
Resize the partition to 900GB.
PS C:\>Resize-Partition -DiskNumber 3 -PartitionNumber 2 -Size (900GB)
The partition is now 900GB.
PS C:\>Get-Partition -DiskNumber 3 -PartitionNumber 2
Disk Number: 3
PartitionNumber DriveLetter Offset Size Type
--------------- ----------- ------ ---- ----
2 D 135266304 900 GB Basic
Get the partition sizes.
PS C:\>$size = (Get-PartitionSupportedSize –DiskNumber 3 –PartitionNumber 2)
Resize to the maximum size.
PS C:\>Resize-Partition -DiskNumber 3 –PartitionNumber 2 -Size $size.SizeMax
This example starts with a 931.39 GB partition.