How do you create a spanned volume using Dynamic Disks in Windows Server?

[ProfRon]

You know how sometimes you got extra space on different drives kicking around? I just combine them into one big pool with spanned volumes on dynamic disks. First, you fire up Disk Management on your Windows Server. I right-click the disk I want and pick convert to dynamic. It takes a sec, no big drama. Then you select the unallocated spaces from those disks. I go to action, new spanned volume, and wizard pops up. You pick the drives, set the size, assign a drive letter. I format it quick with NTFS. Boom, you got your spanned volume stretching across drives. If one fills up, it spills over to the next without you lifting a finger. I use this when basic partitioning feels too cramped. You watch the status bar; it shows healthy once done. Just reboot if it acts wonky, usually smooths out.

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