On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 8:52 AM Neal Becker <ndbecker2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I can't recall if I tried [defragmenting the file system]. It's been years since I did this, so don't know how much is still relevant.... 1) Disable hibernation, reboot, delete hiberfil.sys 2) Check for "shadow copies" or whatever they're called. These are created by Windows Update, backups, etc. As I recall there were several leftover that I had to manually remove. 3 Close any open programs. 4) Use "ccleaner" or a similar app to clean up temp files, etc. Or do it manually. 5) Use Windows "drive cleanup" or whatever it is called to get rid of anything it can. 6) Manually delete the contents of the "Temporary Internet Files" folder - above steps *should* have done this, but I frequently find things leftover. 7) Reboot 8) Close any open programs. 9) Defragment the file system. I always found "mydefrag" better at this than Windows defragmenter. 10) Shrink the file system. 11 Reboot 12) Repeat steps 8 through 11 until you get the desired space or it won't shrink anymore. The key points are rebooting after doing some of the steps (so open files are closed), and having to do multiple defragment/shrink/reboot passes. When closing open programs don't forget programs that are in the tray. Probably a good idea to do a chkdsk before starting. The only other thing I can think of is that *maybe* you do this from a "safe boot" to minimize open files - I don't recall if I tried that or not. Hope this helps. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
