back up problem

[bagavan]

when I try to create a system image I get this error..

 

[whs]

It seems to be pretty clear what it says.

 

[bagavan]

i have 230 gb free space..

 

[pparks1]

I had this problem before and for me it was the 100MB system reserved partition. For whatever reason, it only had about 40GB free.....and then it seemed to have cleaned itself up and was well over 50GB once again. Once that cleaned itself up, my error went away.

 

[bagavan]

u want me to reinstall??

 

[pparks1]

No, you don't have to reinstall. Perhaps just reboot. Seriously, my 100MB system reserved partition fluctuated and dropped to less than 50mb. But a few minutes later, it was back to over 100mb free. I have no idea what was using that space.

 

[bagavan]

I rebooted but same problem..

 

[pparks1]

Go into disk management, assign a disk letter to that 100mb partition and see if it's under 50mb. I would bet it is for some reason.

 

[bagavan]

I tried assigning a drive letter and it is a 100 MB partition and it is full...but when I try same error is displayed.

 

[pparks1]

If the drive is full....that is the problem. You dont' have 50mb free and therefore cannot make the backup of the drive. That drive really shouldn't be full. i want to say that mine when working properly usually has about 80mb free.

 

[bagavan]

how do I reduce it?

 

[pparks1]

I don't know. Like I said, mine just reduced itself. it's supposed to be a hidden system reserved partition that takes care of itself. You might have to google this one.