XPost: aus.computers   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 1/2/2026 3:04 AM, Axel wrote:   
   > Paul wrote:   
   >> Summary:  It is my personal preference when things like this happen,   
   >>            to fix and return the claimed capacity to the   
   CHS-divisible number.   
   >>            This heads off future problems, related to leaving a   
   latent fault   
   >>            to trip over. For example, I have helped people to   
   remove RAID   
   >>            metadata... because it can cause an entire partition   
   to disappear   
   >>            when the drive is plugged into a different brand of   
   SATA port!   
   >>            Promise-brand metadata will do that.   
   >>   
   >>            However, if you're not in a "geek mood", you can use   
   GParted to   
   >>            shrink the last partition on the NVMe by 2MB or   
   slightly more, so   
   >>            that Foxclone and the like will be happy and they will   
   do your bidding.   
   >   
   > I assume it's safe to do that. AI says to reduce from the right side of the   
   partition   
      
   That's why I said to shrink the last partition on the disk.   
   A "pure shrink" is only from the right.   
      
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                                o       o = mouse-cursor   
      
   The Foxclone later, it has to handle the secondary GPT table positioning,   
   and it will need to move the secondary GPT slightly to the left (into the   
   space left by the shrink above).   
      
   If you're careless...   
      
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         |   x--------------------+  |  A combined Move/Shrink takes twice as   
   long.   
         |   |         o          |  |  And can be triggered by grabbing the   
   center...   
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                                       o = mouse-cursor   
      
   If you pay attention to the numeric display, you can tell what the   
   operation is doing. After happy with it, a separate "Apply" step comes next.   
      
      Paul   
      
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