This tutorial describes how to fix 0xXXXXXXXX8004231F (VSS 0x8004231F error - VSS_E_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE, Insufficient storage available to create either the shadow copy storage file or other shadow copy data.) error you encounter when performing backups or clones using Hasleo Backup Suite.
Hasleo Backup Suite uses Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) technology to implement Windows hot backup/cloning. You may encounter 0xXXXXXXXX8004231F error while performing backups or clones with Hasleo Backup Suite. The last 8 bytes (8004231F) of which are the VSS error code returned by Windows. The VSS error code 0x8004231F (VSS_E_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE) usually means that one or more selected partitions lack enough space to create the required VSS snapshot. Below we describe how to fix the VSS 0x8004231F (VSS_E_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE) error.
Step 1. Open an elevated cmd.exe in Windows.
Step 2. Run "vssadmin list shadowstorage" to show the shadow storage space of the current system.
Step 3. Run "vssadmin delete shadows /for=X: /all" to delete all shadow copies on a specific volume (X: is the drive letter of the volume).
Alternatively, run "vssadmin delete shadows /for=X: /oldest" to delete the oldest shadow copy from a specific volume.
Alternatively, run "vssadmin delete shadows /shadow=[ShadowId]" to delete a specific shadow copy from any volume.
Step 1. Open an elevated cmd.exe in Windows.
Step 2. Run "vssadmin list shadowstorage" to show the shadow storage space of the current system.
Step 3. Run "vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=X: /On=X: /MaxSize=10GB" or "vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=X: /On=X: /MaxSize=25%" to increase the storage space for a specific volume (X: is the drive letter of the volume).
This tutorial describes how to fix the 0xXXXXXXXX8004231F (VSS 0x8004231F error - VSS_E_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE) error you encounter when performing backups or clones using Hasleo Backup Suite.
