Windows 10: windows 10 pro backup fail: Not enough disk space to create the volume shadow copy on the...

HI,


Wow there are a lot of troubleshooting steps for this issue and I believe I have tried them all. I really need help with this. Below is the error message and a snapshot of my disk manager. I am trying to back up and create an image to an external hard drive.

Please help with some specific instructions/steps. Thank you!!





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Not enough space to create the volume shadow copy

Original Title: Hi

Hello, I saw the notification on the taskbar about getting windows 10 and i already reserved. but my question is that of backing up my files. i was using file history and creating a system image also. i used an external hard drive about 426 GB free and yet
when i start backup it fails and says there is not enough space to create the volume shadow copy. How can i fix this?

Thank you all.

 

Windows 10 Pro Create SYSTEM IMAGE fails: Backup failed as shadow copy on source volume got deleted.

This week System Image Backup fails -- it worked last week. Something changed. A system update?

Here's the message:

Backup failed as shadow copy on source volume got deleted. This might caused by high write

activity on the volume. Please retry the backup. If the issue persists consider increasing shadow

copy storage using 'VSSADMIN Resize ShadowStorage' command. (0x80780169)

I'm not competent to understand the above, nor to do what it suggests.

I'm running without a system backup. Somebody please help!

 

Windows 10 Backup fails, error 0x81000019, shadow copy could not be created

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps.

Method 1

I suggest you to make sure “Volume shadow copy Service” is enabled.

Follow these steps:

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  Press “Windows key + R” from the keyboard.
  
• 
  Type “services.msc” without quotes in the “Run” Window and hit Enter.
  
• 
  Locate “Volume shadow copy" service.
  
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  Right click on it and select “Start” option.
  
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  Close the “Services” Window.
  
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  Check if the issue persists.
  

Method 2

Place the computer in Clean Boot and then try to perform Backup.

You need to follow the steps from the article mentioned below to perform a Clean Boot:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135/en-us

Note: After clean boot troubleshooting steps, refer to the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" in the provided link to return your computer
to Normal startup mode.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.