Windows 10: Media creation tool requires more space than it asks for and fails

Discus and support Media creation tool requires more space than it asks for and fails in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I was trying to download the 20H2 ISO US English, X86 and X64 and it stopped and said it needed 16GB to complete the download and I was just under that... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Stonent, Oct 22, 2020.

  1. Stonent Win User

    Media creation tool requires more space than it asks for and fails


    I was trying to download the 20H2 ISO US English, X86 and X64 and it stopped and said it needed 16GB to complete the download and I was just under that on my C: drive No option to download to another drive so I freed up space where I had 18 to 18.5GB free and ran it again. The download seemed to complete but then failed and said it failed because of lack of space.


    I managed to free up another 10GB of space but now it has to download all over again.


    These are my suggestions:

    1. Fix the space requirements so it will finish in the amount of space specified. Find out how much space it truly needs

    2. Offer to wait for the space to be freed up with a Refresh button so it will check again without starting over.

    3. Offer to save the .ISO to an alternate location My SSD on C: is close to full but I have about 3TB available on other drives

    4. If there is a failure, offer to retain the files until the failure condition is corrected so it can start over without redownloading everything it does so significantly slower than my internet connection

    :)
     
    Stonent, Oct 22, 2020
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  2. Media creation tool

    Hi,

    We would like to know more about this concern. Kindly answer the following:

    • Any changes made on the computer prior to this concern?
    • Is this the first time that you encountered this problem?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
    • May we know the reason why you want to download Media Creation Tool?
     
    Desiree Yau, Oct 22, 2020
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  3. Joan Pin Win User
    disk space reduced after media creation tool

    Hi Sarah,

    One of the possible reasons why your disk space was reduced is due to an unallocated disk space on your partitions. For us to isolate your concern, we suggest that you check your device's partition. To do this, follow the steps provided below:

    • Type Computer Management on Ask me anything and press
      Enter.
    • Select Storage and click on Disk Management.
    • Send us a screenshot.
    We look forward to your response.
     
    Joan Pin, Oct 22, 2020
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  4. Media creation tool requires more space than it asks for and fails

    media creation tool for windows 10 failed

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am sorry to know that you are unable to
    run windows media creation tool. Do not worry, will assist you with the issue.

    I suggest you to please refer to the suggestions provided by
    Andre Da Costa in the link below.

    Windows 10 herunterladen

    You can also refer to the suggestions provided in the link below.

    Frequently Asked Questions: Windows 10

    Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.
     
    Syed Abdul Jabbar, Oct 22, 2020
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