Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit backup failed (0x80780119)
first I try to install windows 7 ultimate RTM 64 bit on Hitachi 80G sata hard drive, after fresh install I createa system Imageto DVD it backup ok no problem at all.I received seagate 320G HD replace, I restore the Image from DVD to 320G hard drive, after I install photoshop and some thing I need. now I try to make a system image to external hard drive or dvd I got the same error" Threre is not enough disk space to create the volum shadow copy on storage location. Make sure that for all volume to be backup up, the minimum disk space required for shadow copy creation is available. this applies to both the backup storage destination and volume included in the backup. Minimum requirement for Volumes less than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 50 megabyte of free space. for voulimes more than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 320 megabytes of free space. Recommended at least 1 gigabytes free of disk space on each volumes if volumes size is more than 1 gigabytes (0x80780119)"I unplug all device just use only seagate 320GB and My external hard drive has 400G space.some one help please.
August 29th, 2009 8:27am

According to the error message, it indicated that there is not enough disk space to do a system image backup on the computer.Firstly, Windows 7 hasa 100MB system partition that Windows setup during the installation that was under capacity, but not every computer has the 100M on their computer. Now, I suggest you check the disk usage in disk management carefully and make sure all the partitions have enough space to do system backup image: Click Start->Right Click on Computer->Choose Manage->Expand Storage->Click on Disk Management You can see the clearly of the usage of the whole hard drive. Please check it carefully and make sure all partitions have enough space. Notice: if you have some hidden partition on the computer, please also make sure the hidden partition has the enough rest space to do the system image on the computer. If you only have one partition to save the system files on the computer, maybe there will be a problem of backup system image. At this time, we can shrink a partition in disk management, and then do a system backup again to test this issue. Also, this error may be caused by the system image backup configuration on the computer or some related components or services or registry incorrect on the computer, you can follow the below steps to check it firstly: 1. Run vssadmin list writers to check if there is any error. 2. Register related dll files (we can ignore error messages if there is any) cd /d %windir%\system32 Net stop vss Net stop swprv regsvr32 ole32.dll regsvr32 vss_ps.dll regsvr32 es.dll regsvr32 stdprov.dll regsvr32 msxml3.dll regsvr32 msxml.dll regsvr32 msxml4.dll 3. Stop related services a) Volume Shadow Copy Service. b) Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider. c) COM+ event system d) COM+ System Application 4. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Microsoft\EventSystem\{26c409cc-ae86-11d1-b616-00805fc79216}\Subscript, delete the "Subscriptions" key and leave the EventClasses key 5. Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VolSnap add MinDiffAreaFileSize (DWORD) and set the value to 3000 6. Restart above services 7. Restart to check the issue And then, you can follow the below detail instructions to set the configuration and do a system image backup again: How to Create a System Image Backup in Windows 7 In addition, you can try to back up the whole system image on the local disk to test this issue, please dont backup the system image on the external hard drive or DVD directly. If you can back up the whole system image on the local disk, we can copy the system image to your external hard disk or DVD. Also,you can use a different imaging app to do a system image.Such as Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download Betty
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September 3rd, 2009 9:58am

Hi, I'm having the same problem. In my case, my 100MB "System Reserved" partition is using 62.2 MB of space, so there isn't 50MB available to create the system image. I tried shrinking my C: partition, but Disk Management would not let me expand the 100MB partition to include the freed up space. I looked at the system reserved partition (all hidden system files by default), but all of the files listed did not add up to the 62.2 MB that the system claimed are in use. I am wary of applying any tricks like compressing the drive contents since they need to be readable on boot. There appear to be files for many languages... I would accept deleting all of the language files I don't use, but I have not tried it yet. Is there anyway for me to create a disk image using windows backup? I'd rather not move to a 3rd party solution unless it was absolutely necessary. It seems foolish to me that following the recommended Win7 installation partitioning can prevent windows backup from creating a disk image... is the System Reserved partition not supposed to have more than 50 MB of data? For future Win7 installations, should I increase the size of the System Reserved partition to avoid this issue? Thanks for your help!
September 28th, 2009 5:55am

Exact same issue.Cant backup my 1 terabyte partition becaust the system image partition has 64MB out of 100MB in use.Cant expand the system image partition.Assigned a drive letter and was able to look at the files but unkeen to modify.The Backup Team need to work on backup system image application to remove this limitation.Nuff said.
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October 1st, 2009 5:28am

Hi,You could run into this issue if your System Reserved (100 MB) partition is running out of space (<40 MB free). Verify if that is the case. If so, I have posted a workaround here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/fce6950d-c06d-4dd0-a850-67022db4fe04/Hope it helps.Thanks,Sneha[MSFT]
November 5th, 2009 5:11pm

Hi All, This appears to be a problem with BitDefender software turning on a journaling option for the system reserved partition. I tested on a clean install, and it worked fine until I installed BitDefender Internet Security 2010. In this case, there is about 30 MB of free space on the system reserved partition. If I increase the partition size, then I can successfully create a disk image. Thanks, Brian
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February 22nd, 2010 12:50am

A Workaround Without Repartitioning:When trying to make a system image of Windows 7, I got error 0x80780119. After searching this thread (plus others), I found my 100 MB System Reserved partition had grown a large USN journal. I assigned it drive letter F:\.Fsutil usn queryjournal F:Then I ran this command to clear and disable the USN journal on my System Reserved partition:fsutil usn deletejournal /N /D F:This freed 48 MB. The USN journal on my System Reserved partition remained disabled after a reboot, which I verified by re-running the query. Subsequently, I was able to make a system image without error.Look here for details on FSUtil: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc788042(WS.10).aspxMancer, MCITP-EA
February 24th, 2010 4:30am

I changed the Windows 7 (64-bit) 100 MB System Partition (located below the C: partition) to 1,000 MB. (The main hard drive, and USB backup hard drive were both 500GB.) To do that I used the free Partition Wizard application. ONLY the "Bootable CD" version! Visit: http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html I placed it on a CD-ROM disk, then used it to boot the computer. The partition changes were easy to do. Then the changed 1,000 MB System Partition allowed the System Image backup: C: D: E: F: G: H:
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May 2nd, 2010 1:46am

all i get from you folks are suggestions that i do not understand. i am not a computer repairman i am a carpernter. first when i type in vssadmin list writers nothing happens. Second i do not know how to create a partition. third how about a patch or update or a cure, not try this or try that. I bought a product that I expect to work. how about you make arrangements with me to do a remote repair, I will make myself available to you for that service. If not just tell me this can I insert my windows media edition disc and put my system back the way it was and get rid of this product that no one seems to have a fix for. Or wants to charge me to repair it. I have a external hard drive that I am trying to back up to, I do not know how to add a partition to it. I am tired of your windows answers with no answers. I believe I speak for myself and all the other people with the same problem.
May 12th, 2010 3:40am

Sneha I have read at least half a dozen "you can try" from and least three or four different threads all written by MSFT people. None of which seem to work, besides that I am not a tech person and most of this is over my head anyway. I do not know how to increase, or create a partition either in my c drive or my external HD. What I have determined is that there is a issue with this program and that MS does not have a fix for it. Can you tell me in simple english how to save my docs,pics,music, favorites and some programs and re-install my media edition? I do have a external HD, I imagine that this will allow me to move these items to it then reinstall the discs that came from dell and then move these items back to my system. I am not a computer tech, most of what I have read is over my head. I paid someone to upgrade my system, he is now avoiding me because he is unable to cure this problem. The only other thing I can think of is for MS to do a remote repair to my system, you have sold me a defective product and tech support wants to charge me to repair it. Please let me know how we should handle this situation by the way Disc 0 says system reserved 100MB Healthy system C 74.41 GB Healthy(boot,page file, crash dump,primary partition Disk 1 (which I assume is my external) 232.88 GB NTFS Healthy(Active primary partition) Thank you I look forward to you prompt respone Spencer
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May 13th, 2010 2:37am

================== 0x80780119 ============= The simple solution goes as follows: 1) Right click on Computer from your Desktop and select 'Manage'. 2) Select 'Disk Management' 3) Right click on your OS disk and select 'Make Active' =======================================
May 24th, 2010 4:26am

not the correct answer
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May 25th, 2010 11:34pm

================== 0x80780119 ============= The simple solution goes as follows: 1) Right click on Computer from your Desktop and select 'Manage'. 2) Select 'Disk Management' 3) Right click on your OS disk and select 'Make Active' ======================================= This is ABSOLUTELY incorrect. It' will cause a "BOOTMGR is missing" error next time you try to reboot... (Guess how I just learned that...)
June 26th, 2010 8:59am

================== 0x80780119 ============= The simple solution goes as follows: 1) Right click on Computer from your Desktop and select 'Manage'. 2) Select 'Disk Management' 3) Right click on your OS disk and select 'Make Active' ======================================= This is ABSOLUTELY incorrect. It' will cause a "BOOTMGR is missing" error next time you try to reboot... (Guess how I just learned that...) I've read all the problems and 'solutions' here and I'm surprised that users are not a great deal angrier. I've wasted hours and hours trying to run a Win 7 Home Premium backup with image and have failed six times. I've got two 1Tb hard drives with only 65Gbused in my primary partition. So I've got gobs of space left in my 2nd drive for backup/image storage. I also tried shrinking my primary partition so as to create some unallocated space with the erroneous idea that I could expand the System Reserved partition. I found that I was prohibited from expanding that System Reserved partion so I got nowhere. I'd read elsewhere that this 100mb partition is the culprit in this fiasco but cannot seem to find a way around it. In the past I've used third party backup software and have found ALL of them to be lacking in one critical way or another. My most recent trial involved the 'highly regarded' Acronis - its simply disfunctional. I'm at my wits end in this and need to back up my system. I'd had my Gateway DX for just four months when the thing died miserably and it was sent back to the factory for repair. I'd hoped that after waiting five weeks to get it back I could just run a backup and be on my way again...but no, there the old monster Microsoft was lurking to mess me up again. So just where are the 'experts' Microsoft? "Where oh where did your little lambs go, oh where or where could they be??"
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July 1st, 2010 12:45am

!!! HERE IS THE SOLUTION !!! Follow the steps bellow and you'll be able to perform the System Image Backup ( Win 7 / Win 2008 R2 ) The cause: This issue probably occur after you perform a RESTORE of a System Image Backup ( I really don't know if there are another causes for this issue ). I just know that every time you perform a Restore of a System Image, some data will be created inside the System Reserved volume . This data, WONT be deleted after the restore. This is sad, but true ...you have to disable this data ONCE, and after all, your restores will not have this data anymore. The Solution: You have to "clean" the system reserved data ... I don't know the reason, but there is a content related to USN Journal ( don't ask me for the meaning of this content ). So, follow the steps bellow to clean this content, and be able to perform the image backup. 1- Start>Run>diskmgmt.msc 2- Right click on the System Reserved volume ( or partition ) and give it a letter ( I've used the letter Z ) 3- Start>Run>cmd 4- Fsutil usn queryjournal Z: 5- fsutil usn deletejournal /N /D Z: 6- Create the System Image Backup again 7- Repeat the steps 1 and 2 and REMOVE the letter from the System Reserved. You will see, that the command above, will give you 30~40Mb of space inside the System Reserved partition, what make possible the creation of the System Image Backup. And you wont need to set the C: Partition as active, or transfer the boot content to it. I've made a second restore to see if a USN Journal content were created in the system reserved partition and it wasn't. :) Regards Davi Nigro MCP / MCSA / MCSA+M.
July 5th, 2010 11:54pm

I've had this problem, I have plenty of spare disk space but kept getting the back up failed insufficient space error. The cause and solution.... System reserved partition didn't have enough free space to create the back up image temp files so I shrank the C: partition by 500mb, created new partition of 500mb and labelled it as active, restart with win 7 DVD and select start up repair ran it twice to create new MBR etc. When this is done and win 7 is starting witout any issues delete system reserved partition. Image backup has worked without a problem ever since. 100mb may be more than enough to create a boot and recovery partiition but it doesn't allow enough space for the image backup temp files to be created.
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July 17th, 2010 3:44am

This is total BS from the tech's @ microsoft, the everyday user should never have to do this!!! As a note, I sent an e-mail to microsoft tech support about an I-D-1-0-T-S error I was getting and they replied back that were not familiar with this error and had referred it to bill gates since he is responsible for all the I-D-1-0-T-S @ microsoft.
July 21st, 2010 9:17pm

This is total BS from the tech's @ microsoft, the everyday user should never have to do this!!! As a note, I sent an e-mail to microsoft tech support about an I-D-1-0-T-S error I was getting and they replied back that were not familiar with this error and had referred it to bill gates since he is responsible for all the I-D-1-0-T-S @ microsoft. lol superb
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March 10th, 2011 1:17pm

Cracking! I can now finally use the Windows 7 backup utility. Followed the above steps from Betty He and the utility works like a dream :) Even managed to back up to a NAS drive :)
April 8th, 2011 8:33am

Thanks Davi Nigro, After restoring an old backup the backup utility didn't work. Your steps works perfect for me, thanks!! Problem solved.
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April 15th, 2011 6:30am

I tried the various techniques mentioned here without success. Finally tried the product Betty He mentioned (Macrium Reflect) and it worked great. I should have spent 5 minutes installing it instead of hours troubleshooting. (I have no relationship with this firm -- I'd never heard of them prior to this.)
April 29th, 2011 4:02pm

I have this exact problem, right down to the fact that it started happening after performing an image restore. I tried to follow Davi Nigro's excellent script, but when I get to the diskmgt screen, I do not see any sign of a "system reserved" volume or partition. There are four partitions there - one that is just under 100mb, and Macrium Reflect sees as "Dell Utility", the C partition (285gb) and a D partition (20gb), and a 2.5 partition that seems to be related to Media Direct for my Dell laptop. I was unable to get to either of the partitions that have no drive letter. The 93mb partition just shows "Help" when I right click on it, and the Media Direct partition only has "Delete" active when I right click it. I have downloaded Macrium Reflect free, and am running an image backup now, but I would like to get back to being able to use Windows Backup for both file and image backups. Any other ideas, how I can get to that elusive system reserved data area, to clean out the journal file that is causing image backups to fail about 2/3 of the way along? Thanks, Worth Worth Robbins
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May 1st, 2011 8:32am

the problem is on system reserved space do like did nigro i sugest to verify if has been already made a backup and to delete on system reserved (if not needed anymore) to make space
May 24th, 2011 5:03am

I changed the Windows 7 (64-bit) 100 MB System Partition (located below the C: partition) to 1,000 MB. (The main hard drive, and USB backup hard drive were both 500GB.) To do that I used the free Partition Wizard application. ONLY the "Bootable CD" version! Visit: http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html I placed it on a CD-ROM disk, then used it to boot the computer. The partition changes were easy to do. Then the changed 1,000 MB System Partition allowed the System Image backup: C: D: E: F: G: H: This worked for me! I've got BitDefender, and couldn't do an Image backup because of 64MB used in the System Partition. I've never heard of Partition Wizard before, but I just downloaded it (only 8MB, IIRC) and ran it from my hard disk. It's got a beautiful UI with a clear picture of the disk partitions and operations to resize. I shrank the C: partition, and then expanded the System Partition to 980 MB (I left 20 MB unused at the top because of a msg I got - I don't know if it's necessary, and don't care!). My System Restore then worked. BUT!.. I had a big scare during one of the resize operations - PartitionWizard froze! I left it for 12 hours, afraid that if I shut down the computer the disk indexes would be lost. I eventually rebooted the computer. Windows 7 detected a disk problem and repaired it (quickly). Fortunately the disk was repaired with the partition operation completed, so all was well. If it hadn't repaired then I would have had to re-install Win7, and restore all my data from backups. My recommendation: use PartitionWizard, but make sure all important data has been backed up to an external disk first. Also, Partition Wizard recommends that you turn off Power Management before resizing. Do it!
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June 15th, 2011 1:18am

I changed the Windows 7 (64-bit) 100 MB System Partition (located below the C: partition) to 1,000 MB. (The main hard drive, and USB backup hard drive were both 500GB.) To do that I used the free Partition Wizard application. ONLY the "Bootable CD" version! Visit: http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html I placed it on a CD-ROM disk, then used it to boot the computer. The partition changes were easy to do. Then the changed 1,000 MB System Partition allowed the System Image backup: C: D: E: F: G: H: This worked for me! I've got BitDefender, and couldn't do an Image backup because of 64MB used in the System Partition. I've never heard of Partition Wizard before, but I just downloaded it (only 8MB, IIRC) and ran it from my hard disk. It's got a beautiful UI with a clear picture of the disk partitions and operations to resize. I shrank the C: partition, and then expanded the System Partition to 980 MB (I left 20 MB unused at the top because of a msg I got - I don't know if it's necessary, and don't care!). My System Restore then worked. BUT!.. I had a big scare during one of the resize operations - PartitionWizard froze! I left it for 12 hours, afraid that if I shut down the computer the disk indexes would be lost. I eventually rebooted the computer. Windows 7 detected a disk problem and repaired it (quickly). Fortunately the disk was repaired with the partition operation completed, so all was well. If it hadn't repaired then I would have had to re-install Win7, and restore all my data from backups. My recommendation: use PartitionWizard, but make sure all important data has been backed up to an external disk first. Also, Partition Wizard recommends that you turn off Power Management before resizing. Do it! hi , people , update !! and save on external hard drives to make sure your data is safe ! have a nice weekendScan with OneCare + Support ENDING for windows Vista & XP ! + Plagued by the Privacy Center? REMOVE IT + Threat Research & Response Blog + Sysinternals Live tools + TRANSLATOR + Photosynth + Microsoft Security + Microsoft SUPPORT + PIVOT from Live Labs + Microsoft Live Labs + Get OFFICE 2010 FREE ! 
June 18th, 2011 7:57am

Hello, If you read: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc788042(WS.10).aspx You will realize that you have just put off the inevitable or wasted disk space. The journal size will grow to max size.
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July 13th, 2011 2:51pm

I followed Davi Nigro's procedure dated Monday, July 05, 2010 8:54 PM, and it did not work - sorta. I went outside to let my neighbors and anyone driving by know exactly what I thought about Microsoft. I'm sure some will find an alternate road in the future. Out of breath, I went back. My computer went into sleep as it should have. I woke it up and looked at the amount of used / free space in the System Reverved volume because I was going to try more things. I noticed the free space was now 70 MB and the used was 30 MB. I reaalized from previous restores these are good numbers. I tried a System backup and it worked. So, Davi Nigro's procedure does appear to work, but after his procedure some event needs to occur to cause the journal to update and free up space. In my case it was the computer going to sleep and waking, or yelling a lot very loudly.
July 13th, 2011 3:24pm

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