Windows 10: Partitioning disk space to install Ubuntu

Hello,

I am trying to partition disk space to install Ubuntu and I tried to use the disk management tool. However, it gives me the error message:

"You cannot shrink a volume beyond the point where any unmovable files are located. See the “defrag” event in the Application log for detailed information about the operation when it has completed."

Trying the advice on this website:

https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/you-cannot-shrink-volume-beyond-point-disk-mgmt/

does not help.


Going to the Application log shows me that there is a problem with a C++ Redistibutable.

- The last unmovable file appears to be: \Users\...\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_02a15c3dd9\vcredist_x64.exe::$DATA

- The last cluster of the file is: 0x39f38a5

- Shrink potential target LCN address: 0x2922823

- The NTFS file flags are: ----D

- Shrink phase: <analysis>


How can I partition my disk space to install ubuntu with this problem?

:)

 

W7 Hard drive partition issue

to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

- press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
- diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
- list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
- select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
- clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
- create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
- exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
- click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that

 

Disk partition and ubuntu installation

My dell laptop is on dual-boot and i wish to extent the partition/ put it on SSD for Ubuntu and therefore, I deleted that partition but I'm not able to extent the original one(the D drive which i shrunk). There are several partitions on my disk which i believe
are unnecessary but i don't know which ones should I delete. Please look into it.

 

Win10 cannot recognize Ubuntu disk (partition)

I installed Win10 and Ubuntu on two M.2 socket SSDs respectively.

I am able to access Win10 disk in Ubuntu; however, I cannot access Ubuntu disk in Win10.

In "disk management", the Ubuntu disk is there, but upon right click only "Delete volume..." and "Help" are clickable. Moreover, the "File System" appears black, the "Status" is "healthy (primary partition) and % Free = 100%; that is to say, this disk is
not recognized by Win10.

Then, how should I access files on Ubuntu disk while I am using Win10?

Thank you!