"Robert Judge" <RobertJudge@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On my new VISTA PC, I tried to use the built-in Backup program. The
> back-up
> apparently failed because there was not enough room on the "RECOVERY (D
> disk.
>
> Now, when I re-start my new VISTA PC, I get this message:
> "Low Disk Space
> You are runing out of disk space on RECOVERY (D. To free space on this
> drive by delteing old or unnecessary files, click here..."
>
> When I "Click here," I am then offered "Disk Cleanup for RECOVERY (D."
> The Disk Cleanup offers "Office Setup Files" and "Recylce Bin," but both
> have
> "0 bytes" so I can't free up space that way.
>
> When I open the Backup and Restore center and try to backup files, the
> program starts by "Creating a shadow copy." However, I then get a
> message:
> "An error occurred...There is not enough space to save the backup files.
> Free up disk space or change yur backup settings. (0x81000005)."
>
> If I have limited space on "RECOVERY D," I only need to backup Documents.
> But even when I only check "Documents," I get the same error message.
>
> I am thinking that I should delete the contents of RECOERY D and try to
> start over again. However, there appears to be some files that came
> already
> installed on RECOVERY D. However, I see a folder called "Backup Set
> 2008-06-08 193208," which I assume is the failed backup that I tried on
> June
> 6. Should I just delete that folder and try again? Or is there some
> other
> way I should try to use the "Backup and Restore" program? I will
> appreciate
> advice.
>
Backup programs look for a drive or partition other than C because the very
last place that a backup should be deposited..
In your case, it found another partition which unfortunately turned out to
be the manufacturer recovery partition.
It is only just large enough to contain the files to return your computer to
how it was when you first powered it up plus enough free space such that the
computer does not flash up an 'out of space' warning.
Remove any backup files you have sent to the D drive, and all will return to
normal again...
If you want to do proper backups, get a one touch backup device which will
come with its own easy to use software, or get an external USB hard drive
and Acronis TrueImage software..
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