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Error code 0x8004231f indicates VSS_E_INSUFFICIENT_STORA= GE (Insufficient storage space for the Shadowcopy). Macrium Reflec= t uses shadow storage space for system restore points. It is likely that ei= ther you have inadvertently allocated a drive letter to the Microsoft Syste= m Reserved partition (MSR), or you have too many restore points on your sys= tem.
You may also see the following errors in your backup log:
Creating Volu= me Snapshot - Please Wait=20 Failed: Code: 0x8004231f - Retrying without VSS Writers=20 ERROR: COM call "m_pVssObject->BackupComplete(&pAsync)" failed.=20 - Returned HRESULT =3D 0x80042301=20 - Error text: VSS_E_BAD_STATE=20 Gathering Windows Events - Please Wait=20 Backup aborted! - Failed To Create Volume Snapshot. Result Code: 0x8004231f==20
There are 3 solutions to this error.
The MSR partition is required to boot Windows 7 and later operating syst= ems. Ordinarily, this partition does not have a drive letter assigned to it= . If a drive letter is assigned then this can cause problems with Microsoft= Volume Shadow copy Service (VSS).
The same is also true of Original equipment manufacture (OEM) ut=
ility and recovery partitions such as DELL utility partitions. The=
se partitions also do not require drive letter associations and allocating =
a drive letter can cause VSS to fail.
For more information on correcting=
this see article: Removing a drive letter from the MS S=
ystem Reserved partition
To see the amount of storage space allocated and used for Volume Sha= dow Copies run this command from a command prompt with elevated privileges:
Vssadmin list= shadowstorage=20
To allocate more storage (e.g. 50GB) run this command:
vssadmin resi= ze shadowstorage /For=3DC: /On=3DC: /MaxSize=3D50GB=20
During normal Windows operation, restore points are created during softw= are installation and other regular operational tasks. These restore po= ints create snapshots that reside in an area of the disk and consume disk s= pace.
Reclaim this disk space by using the vssadmin command in an ele=
vated MS-DOS command prompt. Running an elevated command prompt
Enter the following command:
vssadmin dele= te shadows /all.=20
This removes all VSS snapshots on the system, prompting you for co=
nfirmation.
Run the command vssadmin list shadows to display a lis= t of snapshots on your system with associated IDs. Deletion by ID mus= t specify a valid snapshot ID, deletion by volume must specify a valid Wind= ows volume (e.g.: C:) and deletion of oldest snapshot simply removes the si= ngle, oldest snapshot on the system. An example of deleting by ID fol= lows:
C:\Users\Dev&= gt;vssadmin delete shadows /shadow=3D{42bb9090-723c-4107-8954-92006026defd}==20
This Microsoft KB art= icle provides further information regarding vssadmin list shadows.=
This Microsoft KB art= icle provides further information regarding vssadmin delete shadow= s.