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Resize the C Disk Partition to create a Dev Drive

Posted by Daniel Westerdale | May 21, 2026 | WIndows |

A Dev Drive formatted as a ReFS (Resilient File System) partition provides an alternative to NTFS. It offers key benefits such as improved resilience to corruption and greater efficiency when handling large data sets, making it ideal for scenarios like GitHub repositories. However, setting up a Dev Drive on an OEM-configured laptop can be challenging, especially if unmovable files prevent resizing the main C: drive partition to free up space. This post outlines the steps needed to reclaim partition space and successfully configure a Dev Drive

Child Cloud Flow Exception and Response Handling Part 1

Posted by Daniel Westerdale | May 9, 2026 | Power Automate, Power Platform |

This post explores how Power Automate (cloud) child flows return structured responses to parent flows using a standard output contract. The contract explicitly distinguishes between successful executions, business exceptions, and system exceptions, ensuring the parent flow can make deterministic decisions based on outcome rather than raw failure states.