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Not able to shrink OS disk less than 455 GB.
I just purchased dell vostro 3546 with windows 8.1 pre installed. I tried to shrink OS disk to 200 GB but not able to shrink less than 455 GB. If anybody face same prob and resolve, please help me.
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June 9th, 2015 14:00
How did you try to shrink the partition? What program did you use?
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June 9th, 2015 17:00
Hi Danish Ahmad,
The Windows partition sizing utility cannot move immovable files, so you're stuck with the minimum 455 GB. The solution is to puchase Partition Magic.
By the way, perform a Google search for "Windows 8 455 GB" and you'll see that's the magic number.