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Diagnostic details: - The last unmovable file appears to be: \$Mft::$DATA [duplicate]
I tried to shrink my c drive but i noticed that there's a point i tried to fix it but during the shrink phase i got this defrag Diagnostic details:
The last unmovable file appears to be: $Mft::$DATA
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Will "Reset This PC" on a Bootcamp partition also erase the MacOS from my SSD?
I was trying to fix my Windows Defender on windows 10 in my bootcamp partition (windows defender wasn't loading as it is supposed to) and in doing so have altered values in the registry, and now my ...
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File Explorer shows disk volume smaller than it is supposed to be [duplicate]
I cloned a 500GB SSD to 2TB SSD with Clonezilla 3.1.2 using instructions as listed here https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/03_Disk_to_disk_clone. I tried both ...
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How do you TRIM unallocated/unformatted space after partition shrinking on an SSD in Windows?
How do you TRIM completely unused, unallocated, unformatted, unpartitioned space (but other volumes still exist) on an SSD in Windows 11, that used to contain data, for over provisioning? (For note: ...
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SSD available in diskpart, not available in Windows 11 installation
I am building a dual boot setup on an NVMe SSD.
The SSD shows up in diskpart and can be accessed and formatted from there, but is not available as an installation target.
I'm using diskpart from the ...
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Windows unable to shrink 930GB freshly installed windows partition more than 15GB on kingston SSD even after removing unmoveable files
I am trying to install Linux (Arch) in a dual-booted system with Windows. The problem is that my windows partition is 930gb out of my Kingston SNVS1000G's 1000GB. I have done a fresh install of ...
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How to extend windows partitions, and how to solve C: partition extension issue [duplicate]
The C: drive needs more storage space on my system drive.
When I take some space from D: drive, the space out is a free space,
the space needed is unallocated space to merge it into C: drive.
how can ...
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How to secure specific folders on a portable SSD that works on multiple devices?
I use a portable SSD with different devices such as Windows PCs and Samsung TVs. Some of the folders on the SSD have sensitive or personal data that I want to protect. How can I encrypt, password-...
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NTFS Drive visible only from Linux
I have a 1TB Teamgroup GX2 SSD, I partitioned it into a ~150GB btrfs partition for linux and a 850GB partition for Windows. Then Windows stopped seeing the larger partition, although at the same time ...
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Move windows from one partition to another on the same drive
While installing windows, I created a 66 gig partition for windows 10, and another 50 gigs for programs, but accidentally I installed windows in the 50 gig partition. And now I can't even extend C ...
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Getting a new disk to be included in the partition of a pre-existing disk on Windows 11
I am looking to buy a new M.2 Samsung SSD for my laptop that already has an M.2 Samsung SSD in it. My current SSD is 500GB while I intend to buy a 1TB one for the new SSD. I plan to use both SSDs ...
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Can I move my D drive to a "D" partition on my C drive?
My D drive (a 1TB HDD) is getting older and it's starting to act up (recently windows had to repair it before booting up).
So I'm wondering, can I change its drive letter from "D" to "E&...
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I have a 95GB invisible partition, how do I identify what it is for, so that I can eventually remove it
I have an old windows computer with a 500GB SSD (Crucial MX500), it shows 369GB free space.
The device manager shows a 95GB "Primary Partition" that has no drive letter (neither can I set ...
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Can't extend C partition with unallocated space. Due to a recovery partition is next to C drive [duplicate]
I just upgraded my laptop with a 2TB ssd by cloning the old 256G SSD. However I found the C drive volume can not be extended due to a "Recovery partition" is standing in between the ...
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Strange seemingly-unused space on my SSD
This is what I have in Disk Management:
I'm wondering what those partitions are on Disk 0, and if there's ways I can use them to increase the size of C:
Seems like a waste.
