Windows 10: Read Shrink Volume Log in Event Viewer in Windows 10

How to: Read Shrink Volume Log in Event Viewer in Windows 10

How to Read Shrink Volume Log in Event Viewer in Windows 10


Information In Windows, you can decrease the space used by primary partitions and logical drives by shrinking them into adjacent, contiguous unallocated space on the same disk. This unallocated space could then be used to create a new simple volume (partition) on the disk.

When you shrink a volume/partition, the results are saved as a log in Event Viewer. This can be handy to see diagnostic details such as unmovable files, or if the shrink operation fails.

This tutorial will show you how to read the Event Viewer log for shrink volume analysis in Windows 10.


Here's How:

1. Press the Win+R keys to open Run, type eventvwr.msc, and click/tap on OK to open Event Viewer.

2. In the left pane of Event Viewer, expand open Windows Logs, click/tap on Application, right click or press and hold on Application, and click/tap on Filter Current Log. (see screenshot below)



3. Type 258,259 in the <All Event IDs> field, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)



4. You will now see all available event logs for shrink volume listed at the top of the middle pane in Event Viewer. You can click/tap on a log for the date and time you want to read it. (see screenshots below)






5. When finished, you can close Event Viewer if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Shrink a Volume or Partition in Windows 10
• How to Clear All Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows

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If I use this path it doesn't work:




If I use this path then it works fine:

 

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Error in Event Viewer

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



As you have mentioned, you have performed a repair installation on the computer and you see Event 508, 510 and 533 in Event Viewer.



I would like to inform that if you see any critical error in Event Viewer, please share the event logs with us to help you with the appropriate troubleshooting steps. Please follow the steps mentioned below to share the event logs:

1. Press Windows + X from the keyboard, select
   Event Viewer.
   
2. Expand Windows Logs from the left pane and select
   Applications.
   
3. Click Filter Current Log from extreme right pane. Then in the new windows check the box beside
   Error and click OK.
   
4. Now, look for a critical Error in the list and note down the message/information from the
   General Tab in the lower section.
   

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

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I use Event Log Explorer which is free also there are other link 5 Alternative Event Viewers To Read Windows Event Logs • Raymond.CC

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I'm still on 1703.




So you could be correct.