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I ended up cloning partitions
Not the cleanest way but it worked
Pretty annoying ; oh well
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For some reason this works with some folks and not others. Did you shrink the original drive down to a slightly smaller size ( including the hidden partition, about another 13GB ) before you made the...
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Having the same issue :(
Dell recovery is too big for the ssd
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Congrats.
I put all my software on the SSD as I want EVERYTHING to be fast.
Gamers often need to install the huge games on spinners, as they don't want to overfill the SSD.
As you're not a big...
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Glad it worked out for you.
You'll get many opinions on just how much read/write you should do to a SSD, personally I can't believe that todays SSD's are that sensitive, so you'll have to decide...
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Alright folks! Good news to report. Dell came through and sent the disks. To their credit, they sent them overnight by FedEx and I got them yesterday. I still don’t understand why they would not...
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Will do. I'll report back when I get this up and running... Hopefully in a few days. Thanks again.
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You can use the disk for drivers and utilities, but chances are good that some of the drivers have been updated since that disk was created. If it were me, I would go to the Dell site and download...
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There are no issues.
Quite the contrary.
You'll have the ideal cleanest installation and you can pick and choose whatever utilities you want from that 2nd disc, so no bloatware for you.
This is...
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Thanks guys. Dell did provide a disk called "drivers and utilities" which I assume should have most of their preinstalled stuff. I'll see how it goes.
Edit to ask: if I go this route, is there the...
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I agree. Even if you manage to shrink it and get it like you want it to clone, your still better off with a clean install.
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For sure. wait for the disc from Dell.
That is absolutely the best way to go.
It'll be ultra fast and stable and if it needs drivers, you can download them all from the Dell website (and utilities...
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OK, step 1 was to try diskpart, as per the instructions provided by Repitall. No luck. I can't get the partition any smaller than when I used the regular disk management. So something is definitely...
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Funny thing, repitall - I just called Dell about the WIN 8 install disk. At first they gave me a song and dance about not giving out the disks or charging me $60 for the privilege. After a threat...
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You got it Buddy.
That's excellent.
I didn't even know you could do it with the OS running.
When I used to do it in the Vista days (as I was setting up dual boot XP & Vista systems), I had to do...
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Before you return the system, I would talk to Dell and tell them what your trying to do. I cannot believe they would rather take the system back before they would provide you with the disks you need...
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First off, you guys are awesome - I appreciate the advice. Rocky, you explained it perfectly. Trust me, a couple of days ago I wouldn't have had a clue what you were talking about. But trying to...
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A quick Google search shows me this http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2672-partition-volume-shrink.html I believe option 2 should cover it.
Edit: If Windows 8 Is the same as Windows 7
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I've had that happen a few times too, but most of the time, it refuses to shrink more than one half, perhaps it's if the OS has been used a lot or is brand new.
I simply don't know why, but it is...
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Rocky,
You explain things very well. I can even understand them and you certainly know more than I on this stuff.
I don't know if Windows 8 does anything different. I have had no problem shrinking...
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