Windows 10: Not able to shrink C: drive beyond 1.4GB?

I'm trying to create unallocated space by shrinking the C: drive. However when I try to do so it shows that the maximum amount is 1.4GB even though I have 92GB of free space. See image: https://imgur.com/a/CbHzuAz Looking at windows log I see the following error: A volume shrink analysis was initiated on volume Local Disk C:. This event log entry details information about the last unmovable file that could limit the maximum number of reclaimabl

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Unable to shrink C: drive less that 480GB in Disk management on Windows 10.

Hi,

I bought a new laptop with 2TB HDD and able to shrink volume till 560GB and now I cannot shrink below.

I want to keep the OS drive of 150 GB and rest to be unallocated just for creating another volume when required.

Pls do help!!!

Regards,

Krishna

It does not show any error buts just the volume to be shrink is 0

 

Unable to shrink C: drive less that 480GB in Disk management on Windows 10.

Hi,

I bought a new laptop with 2TB HDD and able to shrink volume till 560GB and now I cannot shrink below.

I want to keep the OS drive of 150 GB and rest to be unallocated just for creating another volume when required.

Pls do help!!!

Regards,

Krishna

 

Unable to shrink C: drive less that 480GB in Disk management on Windows 10.

Hello Lex,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

a. What happens when you try shrinking
C: drive below 500 GB, do you get any error message/error code?



To create a partition or volume (the two terms are often used interchangeably) on a hard disk, you must be logged in as an administrator, and there must be either unallocated disk space or free space within an extended partition on the hard disk.

The disk space of minimum 4GB and maximum of 8GB should be dedicated to Windows 10 installation files & folders on the drive in which the operating system is installed.



I suggest you to check the possibility of shrinking the drive by 420GB in the Disk management by following the steps below:

• Press Windows logo + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Disk management from the context menu.
• Right click on the C: drive from the window and select
  Shrink Volume from the context menu.
• Enter 504000 in the Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB box and click on
  Shrink.
• Right click on the Unallocated drive which was recently created and select
  New simple volume.
• Follow the on-screen instructions and assign the drive letter from the window.
• After the drive letter is assigned and the procedure is complete, right click on the newly created drive and select
  Open from the context menu.
• Check if the partition is displayed in the File Explorer.

Write to us with the answer to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same
post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.