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May 5th, 2020, 04:20 PM
#1
Space problem
I've got to copy 4 TB of movies off a drive because my TV can't see disks that big. Then I'll create a partition and see if the TV likes it.
The problem is I don't have enough free space anywhere to copy off all the movies.
Can I copy half of them off, create a partition and then shrink it?
Thanks - rev
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May 6th, 2020, 01:41 PM
#2
Yes. Press [Winkey][R] type in diskmgmt.msc and press [Enter]. Right-click the partition which you want to shrink, choose "Shrink Volume...", set the amount of space to shink and click "Shrink".
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May 6th, 2020, 01:49 PM
#3
Does the partition I'm shrinking (that contains data) need any headroom?
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May 6th, 2020, 02:00 PM
#4
To be on the safe side I'd leave a little bit ... a few gigs or so.
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May 6th, 2020, 02:03 PM
#5
I would do that anyway to allow for additional movies - I guess my question is will it allow me to shrink into the data area? I don't want to lose anything (win 10)
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May 6th, 2020, 02:21 PM
#6
No, it should pop up an error.
I'd move a bit over half of the movies off, defrag what's left (if it's a HD), then shrink.
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May 6th, 2020, 02:41 PM
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May 6th, 2020, 02:52 PM
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