FIX: 0x80780119 – System Image Backup failed. There is not enough space to create the volume shadow copy (Solved)

.single .post-author, .post-date {
text-transform: none;
}

If you try to create a System Image on Windows 10/11 but you receive the error 0x80780119 “The backup failed. There is not enough space to create the volume shadow copy on the storage location”, in this guide you’ll find two (2) methods to fix the problem.

The error “There is not enough space to create the volume shadow copy” occurs because one of the volumes does not have enough free space for the backup. More specifically, for volumes less than 500MB you’ll need at least 50MB of free space and for volumes over 500MB the minimum is 320MB of free space.

How to Fix Error 0x80780119: System Image Backup Failed on Windows 10/11 Backup & Restore tool.

Method 1. Disable the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE).

The first method to fix the mentioned problem, is to disable the Windows RE from command prompt and then to run the System Image backup. To do that:

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator and give the following command:

• reagentc /disable

2. When the operation is completed, close the command prompt window and try to Create the System Image. If the System Image backup fails again with the same error, give the below command to re-enable the Windows RE and then continue to next method:

• reagentc /enable

Method 2. Increase the Size of the System and/or Recovery Partition.

The second method to fix the mentioned problem is to increase the space on each volume that does not have the required free space for backup.

Step 1. Backup your data to an external USB drive.
Important: As a precaution, back up your data to an external storage device before changing the partition size.

Step 2. Increase Partition Size.

1. Download MiniTool Partition Wizard Free.

2. When the download is completed open the downloaded file and install the Free edition of the program.

3. When the installation is complete, open MiniTool Partition Wizard.

4. At right, see which partition doesn’t have one of the following (or both) requirements:

• Total Capacity: at least 100MB
• Unused Space (Free Space): 50MB if the total capacity is below 500MB and 320MB if capacity is over 500MB.

Example 1. At this example the “System Reserved” partition, has capacity below 100MB, so it does not meet the “Capacity” requirement.

Example 2. At this example the “Recovery Partition” partition, has unused space 86MB, so it does not meet the “Unused (Free)” space requirement of 320MB.

5. After finding which partition(s) doesn’t meet the “Capacity” or “Unused” space requirement(s), proceed as follows.

6. Select/Highlight the Partition on the right, and in the left pane select Extend Partition.

7. At “Extend Partition window, do the following and then click OK:

a. Select to Take free space from: C: drive.

b. Drag the slider below to the right and give to the selected partition at least 100 MB of extra space if its total capacity is below 500 MB, or at least 350 MB if it is total capacity is above 500 MB.

9. Then click Apply.

10. At “Apply pending changes” window, ensure that you have closed all open programs and click Yes.

11. When prompted to restart your computer to resize partition, click Restart Now.

12. After the reboot, wait for the partition resizing process to complete. When this is done, your computer will automatically boot into Windows.

13. After entering Windows, open Backup and Restore tool and create the system image.

That’s all folks! Did it work for you? If so, by what method?
Please leave a comment in the comment section below or even better: like and share this blog post in the social networks to help spread the word about this problem.

If this article was useful for you, please consider supporting us by making a donation. Even $1 can a make a huge difference for us.

• Author
• Recent Posts

Konstantinos Tsoukalas

Konstantinos is the founder and administrator of Repairwin.com. Since 1995 he works and provides IT support as a computer and network expert to individuals and large companies. He is specialized in solving problems related to Windows or other Microsoft products (Windows Server, Office, Microsoft 365, etc.).

Latest posts by Konstantinos Tsoukalas (see all)

• FIX: 0x80780119 – System Image Backup failed. There is not enough space to create the volume shadow copy (Solved) – July 31, 2024
• Windows failed to apply the {F312195E-3D9D-447A-A3F5-08DFFA24735E} settings in gpupdate /force command (Solved) – July 23, 2024
• FIX: PC Turns On But no Display on Screen. – July 16, 2024