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The forum discussion centers on a user attempting to partition their Dell XPS 15 9570’s C: drive but only able to allocate 2GB despite having over 90GB free. Other users suggest solutions such as booting from the installation disk or recovery console to resize the partition, while a step-by-step method is provided for partitioning from within Windows through the recovery options. Overall, the thread offers troubleshooting guidance for disk partitioning issues related to insufficient partition size adjustment.
thelennyjohnson

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Hi everyone, I'm using a Dell XPS 15 9570 and I'm trying to partition my C: drive but I'm facing an issue with storage. Even though I have more than 90GB free, every time I try to partition the disk I'm given only 2GB to work with.

I've cleared up temporary files and scanned for viruses but nothing seems to work.

Does anyone know how I can fix this?

An image from 'I can't partition my hard disk'. Windows Disk Management shows shrinking C: drive by 2226 MB on Disk 0.
 

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patcooke
From a normally booted and running machine:

Press Win + I key on the keyboard.
Go to Update & Security
Select Recovery.

Look in the advanced startup section

Click on the Restart Now button which will display all recovery options.
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Neemobeer

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The message tells you why. Boot to the install disc or recovery console and then you can shrink it
 

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thelennyjohnson

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Hi Neemobeer, I'm sorry I don't understand. I need to partition it from the recovery console? How?
 

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patcooke

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From a normally booted and running machine:

Press Win + I key on the keyboard.
Go to Update & Security
Select Recovery.

Look in the advanced startup section

Click on the Restart Now button which will display all recovery options.
 

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