#Can't shrink drive more than 236mb

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latent panther
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Pray tell, what is your fine OS

tulip galleon
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Idk much about ntfs but I assume it's a matter of altering the permissions of the file, that bit address should point you to the file in question

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How exactly you'd go about doing that, idk

royal swan
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gparted is pretty amazing from my experience

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can you not do it with windows built in partition manager?

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gparted

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etch the iso onto bootable media and boot into it, launch the program and resize

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it’s super easy

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yeah

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it doesn’t matter how you get gparted lol

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i use balena etcher but some people don’t like it bc of the advertising on the app

timber sinew
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try cfdisk

potent igloo
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Flash puppy linux onto a usb drive and resize your drive from it.

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I used FossaPup for this

latent panther
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Could you please divulge unto me the present situation with meticulous detail.

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  • What is your partition layout lsblk -f and fdisk -l
  • Which partition contains what OS, and what are their purpose
  • What is your target partition layout
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  • And what is the file system of the partition you want to shrink?
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Windows should have a disc manager that can show you the current disc layout.

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Would you kindly furnish me with a screenshot of it?

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Is it C: You want to shrink

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How have you tried to shrink it in the past?

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So you haven't tried shrinking the partition yet.

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Birimi taşınamaz dosyalanın bulunduğu noktanın ötesinde küçültemezsiniz.
You cannot shrink a volume beyond the point where any unmovable files are located

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This explains itself

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The most common "unmoveable" files are files which are locked during normal computer operation such as virtual memory/pagefile/system restore files as well as a few other files which may be open, but not running "in memory"

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The simple solution to this straightforward question may be readily gleaned by simply searching on the web.

latent panther
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Nowhere hath the tidings of such reached mine ears

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Try resizing it from the Windows installation media, if you still have it.

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Scolde you deign to delve into the depths of web and seek a solution to the shrinking of your storage space, then a mere search term of **"windows shrink drive $Mft::$BITMAP" ** shall summon forth three foremost findings that explicate the essence of the enigmatic dilemma.

Super User
How can I move the MFT to end of contiguous used space?

I want to move the MFT to end of contiguous used space. Right now it is placed at the middle:
I want to move it to the beginning. How can I do that?

Super User
Can't shrink partition due to mystery file

My system came with win xp. I installed Win7 in a separate partition, volume E. That was a while ago. I don't need xp anymore and now I want to shrink the C partition so that I can grow E. I del...

Super User
How do you defragment the MFT on an NTFS disk?

A while ago, I nearly filled my hard drive, much more than the recommended maximum of 85% of capacity. I believe that NTFS started storing files in the space reserved for the Master File Table (MF...

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Defrag is needed in this case because Windows thinks that the immovable object is at the logical end of the drive.

nimble badge
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You can't shrink it if there are files there occupying the space

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latent panther
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The SSD has evolved to be accessed randomly, but the operating system hasn't.

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Thus in this matter, you defragment to move the immovable mass somewhere else.

timber sinew
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cfdisk

latent panther
timber sinew
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ik

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i just checked

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im sorry

latent panther
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Use whatever pleases you

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have you not beheld the trio of hyperlinks I previously disclosed, wherein each proffers a defragmentation technique, aided by a tool

nimble badge
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You don't wanna move it to the end

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Can't GParted do this?

latent panther
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Read the manual, and try it.
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nimble badge
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Just a tip you don't wanna be moving system files of an operating system that's currently running

Well it won't allow you to anyway

latent panther
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So try using the Windows installation media to do it

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I consider it as an accomplishment that you regard me as LLM, and I thank you for that.

covert merlinBOT
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latent panther
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grammar checker

timber sinew
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This thing is really helpful

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latent panther
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I take grammar very seriously

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Anyway try to use the Windows installation media to do this. SHIFT+F10 to open cmd

nimble badge
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Just have perfect grammar

latent panther
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Copy it to another drive, satisfied?

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Thus, you can use it from the command prompt (SHIFT + F10) that comes with the installation media

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Farewell then

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Resizing on a live OS is probably not a bright idea. Even if the master file table lets you through, page files and virtual memory may stop you.

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That's what Windows does

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Preferably.

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I have no idea if gparted can move MFT,

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Or more specifically, NTFS-3G.

latent panther
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Doesn't Ventoy support a boot ISO on a USB drive?

tulip galleon
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memchr has the patience of a saint

tulip galleon
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No, I'm making an observation based on various instances of assistance I've seen him provide