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VDS_E_CANNOT_SHRINK
VDS_E_CANNOT_SHRINK means the selected volume or file system does not support the requested shrink operation in its current state. The limiting factor may be file-system capability, unmovable data, volume type, or storage layout.
What to check
- Confirm that the volume type and file system support shrinking.
- Check the maximum supported shrink size instead of assuming that visible free space can all be removed.
- Back up the volume before any layout change and avoid treating a shrink failure as a reason to delete partitions.
Virtual Disk Service is a legacy COM API. On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 and later, inspect and manage supported storage through the Storage Management API and the Storage PowerShell cmdlets.
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