When you take an image of Windows 8.1 (create a system image) I get the error:

Not enough disk space to create a shadow copy of volume at the location
magazine. To perform a backup of all volumes,
must be available a minimum amount of disk space required to create
shadow copies. For optimal results, it is recommended to leave at
at least 1 GB of free space on each volume, the backup
is performed.

Mushy message. Places is a great deal. Please tell me how to solve the problem?

Andrew

Hi,

If this error occurs, be sure that the following minimum requirements are met:

For volumes less than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 50 megabytes of free space. For volumes more than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 320 megabytes of free space. It is recommended that least 1 gigabyte of free disk space on each volume if the volume size is more than 1 gigabyte.

Please use following command to check the status of shadow copy: vssadmin list shadowstorage

Please compare the Used Shadow Copy Storage space and Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space (not equal to 0), if they are much more closer, please use following command to resize it:

Vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=G: /On=G: /Maxsize=50GB

Note: G should be the drive has Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space.

Hope these could be helpful.

Kate OK thank you.
I used this configuration before. But the problem still occurs. Please see below the return command.

Image I'm doing a disk portable HDD.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. Wszelkie prawa zastrzeone.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>vssadmin list shadowstorage
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2013 Microsoft Corp.

Shadow Copy Storage association
   For volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{dbe7584f-99a3-4e0f-92d8-fbb998e38fcb}\
   Shadow Copy Storage volume: 
(C:)\\?\Volume{dbe7584f-99a3-4e0f-92d8-fbb998e38f
cb}\
   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 7,35 GB (1%)
   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 9,90 GB (2%)
   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 54,2 GB (12%)


C:\WINDOWS\system32>