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windows 7 disk partition: "reserved system space"
I love that W7 has partition adjustment features, and they're very easy to use.
I'm trying to shrink my C partition more than it wants to let me; from Diskeeper the disk "map" indicates that there's a small chunk of "reserved system space" that's at the top, and more than 2/3 of the disk is free below it. Evidently Diskeeper cannot move that chunk in order to make all the used portions more contiguous.
Is there a way to move this little chunk down, so then the top portion is "unused" and W7 disk mgmt can then shrink the partition?
thanks
I'm trying to shrink my C partition more than it wants to let me; from Diskeeper the disk "map" indicates that there's a small chunk of "reserved system space" that's at the top, and more than 2/3 of the disk is free below it. Evidently Diskeeper cannot move that chunk in order to make all the used portions more contiguous.
Is there a way to move this little chunk down, so then the top portion is "unused" and W7 disk mgmt can then shrink the partition?
thanks
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thanks all - some clarifications...
unfortunately the partition size was a mistake/oversight at build time.
I was able to shrink it significantly already, but there's this island still sticking there that is "in the way".
I'm not looking to delete it: Sorry i wasn't clear, i want to move this chunk "lower" in the address space so that the upper address spaced is UNUSED and thus W7 will allow me to SHRINK the partition.
it's not a "partition" but rather a chunk of content (sectors) within the C: partition
this isn't the pagefile, the pagefile is much larger and in another location on disk (lower in the address space)
unfortunately the partition size was a mistake/oversight at build time.
I was able to shrink it significantly already, but there's this island still sticking there that is "in the way".
I'm not looking to delete it: Sorry i wasn't clear, i want to move this chunk "lower" in the address space so that the upper address spaced is UNUSED and thus W7 will allow me to SHRINK the partition.
it's not a "partition" but rather a chunk of content (sectors) within the C: partition
this isn't the pagefile, the pagefile is much larger and in another location on disk (lower in the address space)
I use Perfect Disk on my Windows 7 machines and it defrags that partition if I want it to. I don't know about Diskeeper. ... Thinkpads_User
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will PerfectDisk move reserved system space at boot time?
I don't know if it will move it, but it will defrag it. .... Thinkpads_User
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(defrag is no problem, it's quite tight/contiguous except for this one small chunk)
Here is a solution from Microsoft Answers to move that partition. Be careful as it may not fit your situation.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/moving-the-system-reserved-partition-in-windows-7/cc8476b7-2162-4136-a0ea-20ee45b8013a
I have never tried this myself. ... Thinkpads_User
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/moving-the-system-reserved-partition-in-windows-7/cc8476b7-2162-4136-a0ea-20ee45b8013a
I have never tried this myself. ... Thinkpads_User
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i think the confusion is that my situation is not a separate partition.
It's a small (contiguous) area WITHIN the C partition that is orphaned way out at the end of the partition.
I just want to move that chunk of content (whatever it is) down to be closer so the high end of the address space will be unused and thus W7 can shrink the partition size.
It's a small (contiguous) area WITHIN the C partition that is orphaned way out at the end of the partition.
I just want to move that chunk of content (whatever it is) down to be closer so the high end of the address space will be unused and thus W7 can shrink the partition size.
Perfect Disk does have the ability to do an offline defragmentation (defrag before booting). That may help you.
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I think (not certain) that an offline boot defrag might do that. ... Thinkpads_User
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/pm-personal/ Here they have weekend sale. Get a copy of partitioning tool and resize your partitions the way you want them. The problem of this chunk will not prevent you from doing it.
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thanks to you all for your comments.
this issue became convoluted, and i've tried the several suggestions, and it's not worth going in to the details.
the reserved system space eventually disappeared on its own (it was an overflow area); and there still exists an island of user files stuck at the top of the address space.
This is not a defragmentation issue, it's just where one large (user) file has its place in the sector address space.
this issue became convoluted, and i've tried the several suggestions, and it's not worth going in to the details.
the reserved system space eventually disappeared on its own (it was an overflow area); and there still exists an island of user files stuck at the top of the address space.
This is not a defragmentation issue, it's just where one large (user) file has its place in the sector address space.
# Open Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> System.
# In the left “Tasks”, click on Advanced System Settings.
# You should come to “Advanced” tab. In “Performance” section, click on Settings button.
# Click on Advanced tab.
# In the “Virtual Memory” section, click on Change button.