Thanks to all for all the suggestions. After wasting several days trying
figure out M$ convoluted maze, I finally found a free utility called
partition wizard that installed and instantly fixed the problem.
It is incomprehensible and unconscionable that M$ is so determined to make
everything so impossibly convoluted and difficult. Viva Linux.
> If it is a junction point, then the only tools I know of that can
> manipulate it are the SysInternals tools
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb545027.aspx
> Specifically The Junction tool:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768
>
> I'd recommend pulling down the whole suite, as there are other tools there
> that may help.
>
> On 12/14/2012 11:25 AM, joe@actionline.com wrote:
>>
>> Joseph Sinclair wrote:
>>> This actually looks like a NTFS junction point; rather than a file.
>>> You may need to use specialized software to remove it, as Windows
>>> has no built-in support to create or delete junctions (but it does
>>> follow them).
>>
>> What software can I use to remove this block?
>>
>>> The other thing that might be messing you up is that NTFS puts it's
>>> file
>>> database roughly in the middle of a partition. Try resizing the
>>> partition
>>> down as far as you can, then chkdsk the volume in Windows (usually
>>> Windows
>>> forces this on the next reboot), then try another resize.
>>
>> I did resize the partition as far as it would allow me to do so
>> and I did try chkdsk and then tried another resize/shrink.
>> But it is still blocked.
>>
>> I also tried gparted and it also is not able to shrink that win7 C:
>> partition any further. It is still 'locked' at 67-gig of which only
>> 12-gig is used.
>>
>>> In that way Windows may move that troublesome "file" out of the way.
>>
>> Sadly, that troublesome "file" is still blocking, and it is shown
>> as an empty file. Why does M$ do this to us (except to be annoying)?
>>
>>
>> ---------------
>>> On 12/13/2012 11:00 AM, joe@actionline.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> I did that kill off those "Page" (swap) files and a bunch of other
>>>>>> stuff, hibernate files, etc. but there is still something blocking:
>>>>>> Filename $UsnJrfnl:$J in path C:\$Extend\
>>>>>
>>>>> You said you killed Paging but did not say anything about turning off
>>>>> the Restore Point functionality which is also needed. I assume you
>>>>> did that also.
>>
>> Yes, I did also remove that.
>>
>>>>> I would try to find that file (search from a linux LiveCD if
>>>>> you have to, to try to learn what it is and decide whether
>>>>> to try deleting it.
>>
>> I've also tried that, but I can't find it, and the win7 "shrink"
>> utility shows it as an empty file, in any case.
>>
>>
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