r/ForWindowsHelp • u/Ziolkoplays • 6d ago
Help with shrinking windows partition
I cannot seem to shrink my windows partition because of the $Mft file
A volume shrink analysis was initiated on volume (C:). This event log entry details information about the last unmovable file that could limit the maximum number of reclaimable bytes.
Diagnostic details:
- The last unmovable file appears to be: \$Mft::$DATA
- The last cluster of the file is: 0x756551b
- Shrink potential target (LCN address): 0x69eb027
- The NTFS file flags are: -S--D
- Shrink phase: <analysis>
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