lukewin7x64
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- Jun 27, 2016
Hello to anyone reading this.
I have a Win 7 64 bit 2012 laptop (HP).
My main disk (A Toshiba 320GB) is currently a Dynamic.
I want to shrink my Win 7 Partition (Simple) to make room for Linux Mint.
Whenever I try to shrink, it can only shrink by about a Gig, and it says "The partition cannot shrink beyond the point where unmovable files are located."
A quick look at Defraggler said everything.
It was completely unfragmented, but the MFT Reserved Space and Unmovable Files were located at the very end.
I have a Win 7 64 bit 2012 laptop (HP).
My main disk (A Toshiba 320GB) is currently a Dynamic.
I want to shrink my Win 7 Partition (Simple) to make room for Linux Mint.
Whenever I try to shrink, it can only shrink by about a Gig, and it says "The partition cannot shrink beyond the point where unmovable files are located."
A quick look at Defraggler said everything.
It was completely unfragmented, but the MFT Reserved Space and Unmovable Files were located at the very end.
I still haven't fooled around with Mint yet, but some of the other fellas here have and they might have a suggestion or two. In the meantime, do you have access to a desktop PC you can try the Mint+W10 config with? Due to CPU chip issues in the mobile versions, I suspect there are issues there with W10 and various versions of Linux. Unfortunately, there are over 600 versions of Linux on the market now, so we need some volunteers to help research these problems. If you'd like to help with the Mint configs, post back your version and keep in touch with us. 
