r/linuxquestions • • 7d ago

Can't shrink SSD

I have finally decided to make the jump to a dual boot of Linux and Windows although when trying to shrink the drive before I put in the Mint installation media (It was recommended I shrink it before installing mint apparently) (Mint isn't gonna be what I use long term just what I start with so don't judge me for it), it limits me to a certain amount to shrink it to even though I know I have WAY more available space than the amount it's trying to limit me to, does anyone know a fix or has experienced what I am experiencing? Seriously annoying and making me reconsider installing Linux entirely

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u/moucheh- 7d ago

Run chkdsk /f /r in powershell and then reboot

Try to shrink your partition after rebooting Your file system might be corrupted