I have had the same problem with RECOVERY D: being full.
I also used the Backup routine and it filled D:
Did you find a solution?
Did you delete the backup from D: ?
If so How did you do this?
Thank you.
"Robert Judge" wrote:
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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.
>