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Increase Storage for Windows EC2

Overview

s You'll first increase size of the root volume, and then, from within the EC2, you'll extend the volume by opening a dialog by running diskmgmt.msc in a Windows terminal.

From AWS Console (aws.amazon.com)

  1. From the Amazon EC2 console, choose Instances from the navigation pane.
  2. Select the instance that you want to expand. From the Description tab, choose the volume listed for Block devices. Then, choose the EBS ID.
  3. Select the volume. For Actions, choose Modify Volume.
  4. In the Size field, enter the Size. If you choose an io1 volume, enter the number of IOPS.
  5. Choose Modify, and then choose Yes. Refresh the console page. In the Description tab, the State shows the progress of optimization until the modification is complete.

From inside the Windows EC2

  1. Connect to your EC2 Windows instance using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
  2. Open a command prompt, and then run the diskmgmt.msc command. For Action, choose Refresh.
  3. Open the context (right-click) menu for the Volume, and then choose Extend Volume.
  4. Choose Next, Next, Finish.

Check your work

  1. Still within the Windows EC2, via RDP...
  2. Click Start.
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Click System.
  5. Click Storage, and you should see the updated storage size.

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