Solved Computer Management Not Responding

[JJRath]

I have been running a shrink volume (to set 10 GB to unallocated space) on my 1.5 TB hard drive for almost a day and now it won't respond. It's still using 25% of my processor. Is this just one of vista's usual lies telling me that something is not responding when it is (like when moving large files)? I'm assuming terminating the process/turning off my computer would be a terrible idea because right now I can't use any of the free space on the hard drive (172 GB). Any suggestions on what I could do or should I just wait?

 

[windows8]

Have you tried just simply rebooting?

I think that theres something using your hard drive still in the background.

 

[JJRath]

I hit restart and it has been logging off for twenty minutes. Is forcing a reboot a good idea?

 

[windows8]

Forcing a reboot is never a good idea, but I'm afraid in case its the only way out.

Do a hard reboot, and see if it starts up normally.

 

[JJRath]

Ok that worked. I was really unsure if turning off my pc was a good idea because everywhere I looked they would lose the space. Thanks.

 

[richc46]

Welcome
Now run the chkdsk that fixes errors just in case. Sometimes the hard drive could get damaged sectors on a forced shutdown.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-chkdsk.html
If any errors are found they will be fixed.