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Topic: Resizing (to less space)

Hi, that is what i got:

GParted 0.3.4

Libparted 1.7.1

Move /dev/sda1 to the left and shrink it from 343.32 GiB to 236.93 GiB  00:53    ( ERROR )
        
calibrate /dev/sda1  00:00    ( SUCCES )
        
path: /dev/sda1
start: 63
end: 719985104
size: 719985042 (343.32 GiB)
calculate new size and position of /dev/sda1  00:00    ( SUCCES )
        
requested start: 0
requested end: 496874384
requested size: 496874385 (236.93 GiB)
new start: 63
new end: 496874384
new size: 496874322 (236.93 GiB)
check filesystem on /dev/sda1 for errors and (if possible) fix them  00:17    ( SUCCES )
        
ntfsresize -P -i -f -v /dev/sda1
        
ntfsresize v1.13.1.1 (libntfs 9:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda1
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 368632336896 bytes (368633 MB)
Current device size: 368632341504 bytes (368633 MB)
Checking for bad sectors ...
Checking filesystem consistency ...
Accounting clusters ...
Space in use : 252286 MB (68.4%)
Collecting resizing constraints ...
Estimating smallest shrunken size supported ...
File feature Last used at By inode
$MFT : 236121 MB 0
Multi-Record : 368633 MB 17217
$MFTMirr : 200039 MB 1
Compressed : 286735 MB 206320
Ordinary : 366798 MB 114232
You might resize at 252285255680 bytes or 252286 MB (freeing 116347 MB).
Please make a test run using both the -n and -s options before real resizing!
shrink filesystem  00:19    ( ERROR )
        
run simulation  00:19    ( ERROR )
        
ntfsresize -P --force --force /dev/sda1 -s 254399652863 --no-action
        
ntfsresize v1.13.1.1 (libntfs 9:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda1
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 368632336896 bytes (368633 MB)
Current device size: 368632341504 bytes (368633 MB)
New volume size : 254399648256 bytes (254400 MB)
Checking filesystem consistency ...
Accounting clusters ...
Space in use : 252286 MB (68.4%)
Collecting resizing constraints ...
Needed relocations : 7782368 (31877 MB)
Schedule chkdsk for NTFS consistency check at Windows boot time ...
Resetting $LogFile ... (this might take a while)
Relocating needed data ...
ERROR: Extended record needed (1080 > 1024), not yet supported!
Please try to free less space.
check filesystem on /dev/sda1 for errors and (if possible) fix them  00:17    ( SUCCES )
        
ntfsresize -P -i -f -v /dev/sda1
        
ntfsresize v1.13.1.1 (libntfs 9:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda1
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 368632336896 bytes (368633 MB)
Current device size: 368632341504 bytes (368633 MB)
Checking for bad sectors ...
Checking filesystem consistency ...
Accounting clusters ...
Space in use : 252286 MB (68.4%)
Collecting resizing constraints ...
Estimating smallest shrunken size supported ...
File feature Last used at By inode
$MFT : 236121 MB 0
Multi-Record : 368633 MB 17217
$MFTMirr : 200039 MB 1
Compressed : 286735 MB 206320
Ordinary : 366798 MB 114232
You might resize at 252285255680 bytes or 252286 MB (freeing 116347 MB).
Please make a test run using both the -n and -s options before real resizing!
grow filesystem to fill the partition  00:00    ( SUCCES )
        
run simulation  00:00    ( SUCCES )
        
ntfsresize -P --force --force /dev/sda1 --no-action
        
ntfsresize v1.13.1.1 (libntfs 9:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda1
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 368632336896 bytes (368633 MB)
Current device size: 368632341504 bytes (368633 MB)
New volume size : 368632336896 bytes (368633 MB)
Nothing to do: NTFS volume size is already OK.
real resize  00:00    ( SUCCES )
        
ntfsresize -P --force --force /dev/sda1
        
ntfsresize v1.13.1.1 (libntfs 9:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda1
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 368632336896 bytes (368633 MB)
Current device size: 368632341504 bytes (368633 MB)
New volume size : 368632336896 bytes (368633 MB)
Nothing to do: NTFS volume size is already OK.

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Check and repair filesystem (fat32) on /dev/sda2

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Format /dev/sda2 as ntfs

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Grow /dev/sda2 from 101.98 MiB to 106.49 GiB

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It says:

ERROR: Extended record needed (1080 > 1024), not yet supported!
Please try to free less space.

Then I tried to free less space, less each time and at the end i put 100 mb and it didn't worked. What can i do?

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Re: Resizing (to less space)

sorry i posted it on the wrong place sad

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Re: Resizing (to less space)

The cause is possibly any unmovable files at the end of the ntfs partition. They can be from the windows virtual memory, hibernate function, any screen saver programs, any disk utilities like automatic compression etc.
Try to:
- disable virtual memory
- disable "hibernate" (start>control panel>power settings>hibernate) and screen savers
- disable other eventual protection or compression programs
- run defrag (2 times, better)
- reboot with Gparted Live CD and retry.

(Topic moved to the Live Media section).

*** It is highly recommended to backup any important files before doing resize/move operations. ***