Solve : I cannot shrink my Windows 7 partition past a certain amount?

1.	Solve : I cannot shrink my Windows 7 partition past a certain amount?
Answer» I am TRYING to shrink my windows 7 partition in order to give my Ubuntu partition more space since I barely use windows anymore. But forget about that, this is a Windows 7 issue, has nothing to do with Ubuntu. I am using Windows 7 Disc Management tool (diskmgmt.msc) to shrink my partition. When I go to shrink it - it says the maximum amount I can shrink by is about 30473 MB - 30GB. Yet I clearly have 300GB of free space on my disk. I read online something about hidden system files are locking that space so you can't use it - but I can easily download large files onto the drive to take up that space, so why can't I shrink it? Even if there is hidden system files using that space, would it really be using that much? I mean 270GB is a lot for system files is it not?? I ended up shrinking by just the 30GB it allowed me because I need more space ASAP on my Ubuntu partition, I was running out. But I would really like to get more than that and make use of that ~300GB that's doing nothing right now. Thanks guys! Some files can not be moved. My personal recommendation is to just go get another Hard Drive. That makes everything so much easier. You can buy a good 250 GB SATA for about $25 on eBay. And from other PLACES for close to that prince. from a proven vendor. And also from other stores on line for a little more. Quote Western DIGITAL 250 GB RE3 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive - WD2502ABYS by Western Digital $23.6 $79.99 Found on Amazon. Find 250 GB Drive. Otherwise, you would have to use a DIFFERENT trick to shrink the drive space. It is time consuming; you have to use a third PARTY utility.Review the procedure explained at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309169.aspx and try it again. I agree with you that it should allow you to shrink further. Have you tried a 3rd party tool such as Easus Partition Manager ? ?

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I am TRYING to shrink my windows 7 partition in order to give my Ubuntu partition more space since I barely use windows anymore. But forget about that, this is a Windows 7 issue, has nothing to do with Ubuntu.

I am using Windows 7 Disc Management tool (diskmgmt.msc) to shrink my partition. When I go to shrink it - it says the maximum amount I can shrink by is about 30473 MB - 30GB. Yet I clearly have 300GB of free space on my disk. I read online something about hidden system files are locking that space so you can't use it - but I can easily download large files onto the drive to take up that space, so why can't I shrink it? Even if there is hidden system files using that space, would it really be using that much? I mean 270GB is a lot for system files is it not??

I ended up shrinking by just the 30GB it allowed me because I need more space ASAP on my Ubuntu partition, I was running out. But I would really like to get more than that and make use of that ~300GB that's doing nothing right now.

Thanks guys! Some files can not be moved.
My personal recommendation is to just go get another Hard Drive. That makes everything so much easier. You can buy a good 250 GB SATA for about $25 on eBay. And from other PLACES for close to that prince. from a proven vendor. And also from other stores on line for a little more.

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Western DIGITAL 250 GB RE3 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Enterprise Hard Drive - WD2502ABYS
by Western Digital
$23.6 $79.99

Found on Amazon.
Find 250 GB Drive.

Otherwise, you would have to use a DIFFERENT trick to shrink the drive space. It is time consuming; you have to use a third PARTY utility.Review the procedure explained at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309169.aspx and try it again. I agree with you that it should allow you to shrink further. Have you tried a 3rd party tool such as Easus Partition Manager ? ?

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