Deletion by ID must specify a valid snapshot ID, deletion by volume must specify a valid Windows volume (e.g.: C:) and deletion of oldest snapshot simply removes the single, oldest snapshot on the system. Running the command 'vssadmin list shadows' will display a list of snapshots on your system along with associated ID. This will remove all VSS snapshots on the system, prompting you first for confirmation.
Once the command prompt is loaded, enter the following command: The following KB article will help with launching an elevated command prompt. This disk space can be reclaimed by using the vssadmin command in an elevated MS-DOS command prompt. These restore points create snapshots that reside in an area of the disk and consume disk space. Vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=50GBĭuring normal Windows operation, restore points will be created during software installation and other day to day operational tasks.
To see the amount ofstorage space allocated and used for Volume Shadow Copies run thefollowing command from a command prompt with elevated privileges: "How to remove a drive letter from the - MS System Reserved partition" It is not required for these partitions to have drive letter associations and allocating a drive letter can cause VSS to fail.įor more information on correcting this please see this article: Note: The same is also true of OEM utility partitions such as DELL utility partitions. If a drive letter is assigned then this can cause problems with Microsoft Volume Shadow copy Service ( VSS). Ordinarily, this partition does not have a drive letter assigned to it. The Microsoft System Reserved ( MSR) partition is required to boot Windows 7 and later operating systems. You may have inadvertently allocated a drive letter to the Microsoft System Reserved partition ( MSR) or you may have too many restore points on your system. Shadow storage space is used for system restore points and by Macrium Reflect. Solution 2 - Increase shadow storage spaceĮrror code 0x8004231f indicates VSS_E_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE (Insufficient storage space for the Shadowcopy). Solution 1 - Remove drive letters allocated unnecessarily to small partitions 0x8004231f - Failed to Create Volume Snapshot
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