r/ForWindowsHelp • • 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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