Msftres Partition Unknown

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GParted Error: Unknown Format Partition with msftres Flag

Msftres: Microsoft Reserved Partition

Msftres is a flag that indicates a partition reserved by Microsoft. It is typically used as scratch space for certain Microsoft operating systems and utilities.

Erase Partition Leaving GPT

To resolve the error encountered while using GParted, you can follow these steps to erase the unknown partition and leave the GPT:

1. Boot into a live Linux environment (e.g., Ubuntu or Fedora).
2. Run the following commands in a terminal window:

``` sudo fdisk -l sudo parted /dev/sda (Replace /dev/sda with the actual device name) print delete 2 (Replace 2 with the partition number of the unknown partition) yes quit ```

These commands will delete the unknown partition and leave the GPT intact.

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