Hello yahya khan1.
Thanks for your reply.
Try to run CMD as administrator and use this commands.
If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Best Regards,
Tommy-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist
you cannot shrink beyond limits
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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: $Extend$UsnJrnl:$J:$DATA
- The last cluster of the file is: 0x37abbf3
- Shrink potential target (LCN address): 0x94c37e
- The NTFS file flags are: -S--D
- Shrink phase: <analysis>
To find more details about this file please use the "fsutil volume querycluster \?\Volume{b8a7a95b-0000-0000-0000-300300000000} 0x37abbf3" command.
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2023-07-23T06:43:22+00:00 -
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2023-07-22T14:47:02+00:00 Where to use this command? Hello. Please use this command to view the relevant information of the file that caused this problem, and upload the information.
fsutil volume querycluster \?\Volume{b8a7a95b-0000-0000-0000-300300000000} 0x37abbf3
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Anonymous
2023-07-22T05:46:14+00:00 Hello yahya khan1.
Welcome to Microsoft Community.
Regarding to your information I assume that you want to shrink your volume (C:) but failed.
Hello. Please use this command to view the relevant information of the file that caused this problem, and upload the information.
fsutil volume querycluster \?\Volume{b8a7a95b-0000-0000-0000-300300000000} 0x37abbf3
Before you upload information, you can try the following operations:
- Disable system protection. You can find this feature by right-clicking on "This PC" -> Properties -> System Protection.
- Turn off hibernation and delete hibernation files. Use these commands to turn off and delete the file created by this feature.
powercfg -h off - Use Optimize and defragment driver tool. You can find this tool by right-clicking on the C drive -> Properties -> Tools.
If all can't work maybe some third-party disk manager software to shrink your volume(C:).
If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Best Regards,
Tommy-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist