I can't get a volume to shrink.
I have tried vairous defrag programs to maximize free space, turned off
paging.
They still leave some small stuff at the end, and I can't tell how to
get rid of it so I can shrink the volume.
HELP!

Do you mean shrink a Partition?
Are you using Disk Management?

--

Jerry

One thing money can't buy,
The wagging tail of a dog.

"Bill Goodbody" <wkgoodbody@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:17AF3D0F-4180-4895-B0DF-EAC917CBEE02@microsoft.com...
> I can't get a volume to shrink.
> I have tried vairous defrag programs to maximize free space, turned off
> paging.
> They still leave some small stuff at the end, and I can't tell how to
> get rid of it so I can shrink the volume.
> HELP!

Yes, while there is alot of space available 30 gb out of 60, it won't allow
me to shrink at all as there are some file near the end.

I have used to differeent compression programs, and shut off paging, but
still an't do it?
"JerryM" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message
news:21536FAD-459C-4304-8FA5-8DA6F2162F1C@microsoft.com...
> Do you mean shrink a Partition?
> Are you using Disk Management?
>
> --
>
> Jerry
>
> One thing money can't buy,
> The wagging tail of a dog.
>
> "Bill Goodbody" <wkgoodbody@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:17AF3D0F-4180-4895-B0DF-EAC917CBEE02@microsoft.com...
>> I can't get a volume to shrink.
>> I have tried vairous defrag programs to maximize free space, turned
>> off paging.
>> They still leave some small stuff at the end, and I can't tell how to
>> get rid of it so I can shrink the volume.
>> HELP!
>

Bill,
You can force it to shrink by entering the amount of space to shrink in MB.

Experiment with it by Entering 10,000,000 MB ( that's 10 gb)
I have done this without losing any programs.

I wouldn't go below 40 gb for your OP size.

--

Jerry

One thing money can't buy,
The wagging tail of a dog.

"Bill Goodbody" <wkgoodbody@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:18A1172D-09AD-4935-92C0-5624E1ED3882@microsoft.com...
> Yes, while there is alot of space available 30 gb out of 60, it won't
> allow me to shrink at all as there are some file near the end.
>
> I have used to differeent compression programs, and shut off paging, but
> still an't do it?
> "JerryM" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message
> news:21536FAD-459C-4304-8FA5-8DA6F2162F1C@microsoft.com...
>> Do you mean shrink a Partition?
>> Are you using Disk Management?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>> One thing money can't buy,
>> The wagging tail of a dog.
>>
>> "Bill Goodbody" <wkgoodbody@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:17AF3D0F-4180-4895-B0DF-EAC917CBEE02@microsoft.com...
>>> I can't get a volume to shrink.
>>> I have tried vairous defrag programs to maximize free space, turned
>>> off paging.
>>> They still leave some small stuff at the end, and I can't tell how to
>>> get rid of it so I can shrink the volume.
>>> HELP!
>>
>

Better make that 10,000 MB to start with (10 gb)

--

Jerry

One thing money can't buy,
The wagging tail of a dog.

"JerryM" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message
news:73BFBCE4-5F51-4D19-A536-951B111094B8@microsoft.com...
> Bill,
> You can force it to shrink by entering the amount of space to shrink in
> MB.
>
> Experiment with it by Entering 10,000,000 MB ( that's 10 gb)
> I have done this without losing any programs.
>
> I wouldn't go below 40 gb for your OP size.
>
> --
>
> Jerry
>
> One thing money can't buy,
> The wagging tail of a dog.
>
> "Bill Goodbody" <wkgoodbody@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:18A1172D-09AD-4935-92C0-5624E1ED3882@microsoft.com...
>> Yes, while there is alot of space available 30 gb out of 60, it won't
>> allow me to shrink at all as there are some file near the end.
>>
>> I have used to differeent compression programs, and shut off paging, but
>> still an't do it?
>> "JerryM" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message
>> news:21536FAD-459C-4304-8FA5-8DA6F2162F1C@microsoft.com...
>>> Do you mean shrink a Partition?
>>> Are you using Disk Management?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Jerry
>>>
>>> One thing money can't buy,
>>> The wagging tail of a dog.
>>>
>>> "Bill Goodbody" <wkgoodbody@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:17AF3D0F-4180-4895-B0DF-EAC917CBEE02@microsoft.com...
>>>> I can't get a volume to shrink.
>>>> I have tried vairous defrag programs to maximize free space, turned
>>>> off paging.
>>>> They still leave some small stuff at the end, and I can't tell how
>>>> to get rid of it so I can shrink the volume.
>>>> HELP!
>>>
>>
>

Eventually it resolved itself, by removing more intalled software and
recompressing using Perfect Disk Rx

"JerryM" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message
news:8CB8A169-F31A-4D54-BEBC-86AC684373F3@microsoft.com...
> Better make that 10,000 MB to start with (10 gb)
>
> --
>
> Jerry
>
> One thing money can't buy,
> The wagging tail of a dog.
>
> "JerryM" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message
> news:73BFBCE4-5F51-4D19-A536-951B111094B8@microsoft.com...
>> Bill,
>> You can force it to shrink by entering the amount of space to shrink in
>> MB.
>>
>> Experiment with it by Entering 10,000,000 MB ( that's 10 gb)
>> I have done this without losing any programs.
>>
>> I wouldn't go below 40 gb for your OP size.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>> One thing money can't buy,
>> The wagging tail of a dog.
>>
>> "Bill Goodbody" <wkgoodbody@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:18A1172D-09AD-4935-92C0-5624E1ED3882@microsoft.com...
>>> Yes, while there is alot of space available 30 gb out of 60, it won't
>>> allow me to shrink at all as there are some file near the end.
>>>
>>> I have used to differeent compression programs, and shut off paging, but
>>> still an't do it?
>>> "JerryM" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message
>>> news:21536FAD-459C-4304-8FA5-8DA6F2162F1C@microsoft.com...
>>>> Do you mean shrink a Partition?
>>>> Are you using Disk Management?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Jerry
>>>>
>>>> One thing money can't buy,
>>>> The wagging tail of a dog.
>>>>
>>>> "Bill Goodbody" <wkgoodbody@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:17AF3D0F-4180-4895-B0DF-EAC917CBEE02@microsoft.com...
>>>>> I can't get a volume to shrink.
>>>>> I have tried vairous defrag programs to maximize free space, turned
>>>>> off paging.
>>>>> They still leave some small stuff at the end, and I can't tell how
>>>>> to get rid of it so I can shrink the volume.
>>>>> HELP!
>>>>
>>>
>>
>