Ошибка not enough disk space

When you start an Adobe application for the first time, the application begins the activation process and then displays thefollowing error message, «There is not enough disk space to start your application»

This is most likely a permissions issue.

Solution 2: Add «Everyone» user to the Security settings of the DAT and FF1 file in the Product licenses folder.

In order to activate your application you must have read/write access to the DAT and FF1 files located in the Product Licenses folder on your hard drive. If you have less than Administrative level access to your system, then you might need to have an administrator grant you access to those files.

Steam has grown to global popularity since the late ’90s, now boasting an impressive 30+ million active users across the globe. Despite being one of the most popular gaming platforms out there, offering thousands of games to the players who use it, it’s still one of the most bugged platforms there is. 

Whilst Valve are constantly in battle with new and annoying bugs, releasing updates on an all too regular basis, some errors aren’t simply fixed by a quick update. Some, unfortunately, require a little manual work from the user side.

One great example of this is Steam’s ‘not enough disk space’ error that can occur when downloading/installing a game. Annoyingly, the bug will stop your download and prompt you with the annoying error message. That being said, there are some easy steps you can take to ensure this bug doesn’t resurface. The following article will be a look at the easiest ways to fix the ‘not enough disk space’ error, with methods starting by order or success. 

So, with that being said, let’s waste no further time and dive straight into it.

Restart Your PC

Let’s start off with the classic, the go-to when it comes to, well, any PC error scenario – restarting your PC. In the case of the Steam ‘not enough disk space’ error, it’s always worth restarting your PC first, ensuring that no critical Steam updates are due. Some updates can affect the core of Steam, meaning that a restart is the only way to ensure they have been introduced correctly. 

It’s also quite possible that a third-party application is affecting the download status of your game. Whilst this is rare in most cases, some applications have been known to do this in the past. Restarting your PC should stop any non-essential software from loading, and could be exactly what your system needed. 

For obvious reasons, I won’t be showing you how to restart your PC. 

Delete The Downloading file

There have been several cases where the download file has actually caused a conflict with Steam itself, causing the error to appear. In this scenario, Steam doesn’t know whether to install the game or download it, ultimately leading to the ‘not enough disk space’ error. 

Try deleting the download file and relaunching Steam. Here’s how:

1. Begin by closing down all Steam related applications – this includes going into Task Manager and manually closing all Steam apps
2. Next, navigate to your Steam directory, usually defaulted to ‘C:Program Files (x86)Steam
3. Once inside the Steam directory, find the folder labeled ‘Steamapps’
4. Next, locate the ‘downloading’ folder
5. This is where all current download files reside. If you have other game files downloading, simply select the files which are relevant to your error and download them
6. Finish up by restarting Steam and see if the error still occurs

Run Steam In Administrator Mode

In a lot of Steam error scenarios, the problem lies with your Windows account not having the necessary permissions to make amendments to Steam. In order for Steam to check whether or not your system has the available space for the game you’re trying to download, it must be ‘allowed’ to search your PC.

To resolve this, you must try loading Steam in administrator mode. 

1. Start by closing all Steam related applications
2. Next, right-click the desktop icon and select ‘Run as administrator’ from the drop-down menu
3. Once Steam loads, you will be in admin mode. At this point, you can retry the game download to see if the problem has been fixed

Clear Steam Download Cache

Clearing the Steam download cache can fix a whole host of annoying steam errors that you might be having. In the case of the ‘not enough disk space’ error, Steam downloads can generate excessive download data present in the cache that can start to cause numerous errors. Certain files can become corrupt, broken, or missing, turning Steam into a big old bowl of error soup. 

Thankfully, clearing the download cache in Steam is an extremely easy process. It also has a fairly high success rate too!

1. If Steam isn’t already launched, launch Steam. If it is, start by restarting it
2. Once restarted, from the Steam homepage, select ‘Steam’ from the navigation bar at the top
3. From the drop-down menu, select the ‘settings’ option
4. Once inside the settings tab, simply locate the ‘downloads’ tab and select it
5. Inside downloads, near the bottom of the tab, you’ll see a button that reads ‘Clear Download Cache’. Simply click this and follow the instructions
6. Once done, Steam should restart on its own (if not manually restart)
7. Once restarted, try to resume the download and see if the error persists

Create An Exception To Your Antivirus 

As many will know, Steam can be a nightmare when it comes to interaction with a number of different antivirus software and firewalls. For some reason, they just don’t get along. 

Whilst Steam is downloading a new game, it usually does so in the background – whilst you use Windows for something completely unrelated. Steam also has a number of processes in place which are designed to make your life (as a gamer) much easier. However, these processes are sometimes frowned upon by the antivirus/firewall residing on your PC. 

They have been known to block Steam processes and background actions, meaning Steam can run into certain errors – including the ‘not enough disk space’ one we’re experiencing today. 

You can quickly trial whether this is the case by simply disabling your firewall for 5-10 minutes, and restarting the download process. If it seems to work normally, you know the firewall/antivirus software is the problem. 

To stop this error from occurring in the future, you’ll need to make an exception for Steam in your protective software. By doing this, your antivirus will treat Steam as if it wasn’t even there, allowing it the free roam it requires to run efficiently. 

Verify The Integrity Of Game Files

Verifying the integrity of the game files is a tried and tested method that I use regularly when error messages start to occur. For whatever reason, some of the game files can become corrupt – most probably because there are 10s of GBs of files making up every game – some are bound to mess up. 

That being said, verifying the game files forces Steam to look at an individual game and search for any corrupt files it may have. If it finds any, it will delete the files then redownload them on restart. 

1. Start by closing any games you currently have open
2. Once closed, navigate to your ‘Games Library’
3. Once in games library, locate the game which is causing your the error message
4. Simply right-click the game and select ‘properties’ from the available options
5. Once in options, locate the ‘Local files’ tab from the navigation bar
6. Inside navigation, you should see an option that reads ‘verify integrity of game files..’
7. Click this and follow the instructions
8. Once completed, simply relaunch the game and it should redownload any corrupt files which were deleted, therefore fixing the bug

Free Up Disk Space

Finally, if you’re still getting that pesky ‘not enough disk space’ error message, it might be time to free up some space. Whilst this is probably the first thing every user does who is experiencing this problem, it’s still worth doing – even if you have the required space. 

I always like to have at least 10% more hard drive space than what the game requires. You never know, certain updates that aren’t installed with the original game could cause the error to occur. 

Furthermore, if deleting files on your PC simply isn’t an option, why not try adding a portable drive to your hard drive capacity. This will not only give you the additional space you require, but it’ll also allow you to easily carry your files with you when you travel. 

Related Pages

Like most gaming platforms, this isn’t the only error that annoys Steam users. For that reason, we’ve created a whole bunch of ‘how-to’ pages that look at the most common bugs Steam has to offer. Below are the most popular:

• How to install DLC on Steam
• How to add friends on Steam
• Steam not opening?
• How to disable Steam updates
• How to move Steam games to another drive
• Steam Already Running Error
• Steam downloading slowly

Conclusion

So, there you have it guys, our comprehensive guide on how to stop the ‘not enough disk space’ error. Despite this being a fairly straightforward error fix, it’s still one that has caused many people issue in the past. That being said, it’s usually one of the easiest to fix – with any number of the above methods working. 

If you’re still experiencing the error, feel free to drop us a message in the comments section below. Better still, why not head on over to our Community Hub where you can discuss everything Steam related with like-minded individuals. 

Insufficient disk space is a common error that occurs on Windows computers now and then. The not enough disk space error can show up on your PC in different situations. For instance, you’ll receive the error message – There is insufficient disk space to complete operation – while you’re copying files/folders. In the following content, I’ll analyze this error for you in detail.

Error Message: There Is Insufficient Disk Space to Complete Operation

It’s a common thing to come across the insufficient disk space prompt when you’re using a PC. Numerous users have had the same experience: when they are trying to copy a file/folder to a destination, a prompt window (Error Copying File or Folder) will pop up: There is insufficient disk space to complete operation. At this time, users should know that they couldn’t complete the operation unless they solve the problem causing the error.

In the following content, I’ll focus on helping you fix the not enough disk space error and how to recover the file lost on hard drive with the help of MiniTool Software. If you’re one of the victims, you should read the ways and steps carefully.

For instance, you may see the prompt — there is not enough space available on the disk to complete this operation – when changing disk layout in Disk Management. Fortunately, the problem can be fixed yourself.

There is not enough space on the disk to complete this operation shrink/while extending.

When you’re extending/shrinking a drive on your disk in Disk Management, the following window with the error message will show up to inform you the lack of space: There is not enough space available on the disk(s) to complete this operation.

Obviously, you are not allowed to extend/shrink the partition in Disk Management until you fixed the not enough space problems. On this occasion, I advise you to use MiniTool Partition Wizard to change the size of a disk partition.

How to extend partition:

1. Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard to see its main interface.
2. Select the drive that needs to be extended.
3. Click Extend Partition under Change Partition in the left sidebar.
4. Choose the unallocated space or a partition with much free space from the drop-down list of Take Free Space from.
5. Drag the button to decide how much free space you want to take.
6. Click on the OK button in Extend Partition window.
7. Click Apply in the upper left corner of the main interface.
8. Choose Yes in the Apply Changes window to confirm.

How to shrink partition:

1. Repeat step 1 and step 2 mentioned in how to extend partition.
2. Click Move/Resize Partition under Change Partition in the left sidebar.
3. Drag the triangles on both sides to release free space included in the partition. (You can also type specified size in MB, GB, or TB for Unallocated Space Before, Partition Size, and Unallocated Space After.)
4. Click on the OK button in Move/Resize Partition window.
5. Click Apply in the main interface and choose Yes in the prompt window to allow changes.

This post tells more details on how to solve low disk space problem on Windows 10.

Not enough disk space message on drive with plenty of space:

Recently I tried to install an upgrade to a program that I use for work called 20/20 Design. The upgrade file is only 20MB although the installed program and associated files is quite large maybe 1GB. I get almost all the way through the installation and I get a message that says Not enough disk space on target drive while attempting to copy files. I checked my 80GB hard drive and found I had 45GB of free space which seems more than enough. I contacted the program vendor and they suggested I delete temporary files an try to reinstall. I did that and the program would still not install, no change. They suggested that it was my computer so I contacted Dell support and cleaned up and checked out my hard drive. I can find no problem with my hardware. The hardware vendor says it’s the software, the software vendor says it’s the hardware. Help! This is making me nuts. I did install the software on another machine with less free space so I know it works, but I can’t find anything wrong with my current system.— A guest posted on Tom’s HARDWARE

Why does this happen? The three most possible causes are file corruption, antivirus program misjudgment, and problems with device drivers. How do you fix a disk that says there is not enough space? In the next part, I’ll provide specific ways to show you how to fix corrupted files or disk so as to eliminate the insufficient space error.

Please note: other error messages may be displayed in the Error Copying File or Folder window.

• Unspecified error.
• Access is denied.
• Catastrophic failure.
• The parameter is incorrect.
• The requested resource is in use.
• The requested value cannot be determined.
• The device is unreachable.
• A device attached to the system is not functioning.
• The system cannot find the file specified.
• …

Solutions: How to Fix Insufficient Disk Space

One: Delete Files That Are No Longer Useful

When there is indeed not enough space on disk, the easiest way to fix is to delete unnecessary files (how to delete a file, directory, or folder).

However, some people said they had deleted some important files by mistake. Can they recover the permanently deleted files? Of course, they can.

Just download MiniTool Power Data Recovery, a data recovery program that enjoys a high reputation, and let it help you!

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How to recover permanently deleted files?

1. Install the software to a partition on your PC that doesn’t contain any lost data.
2. Launch it in the last step of installation.
3. Select This PC from the left sidebar.
4. Figure out the partition that contains the deleted data and select it from the right pane.
5. Click on the Scan button in the lower right corner.
6. Wait for the full scan to process and browse the search result to locate deleted files, which will be marked with a red x.
7. Add a checkmark into the square box in front of the deleted files/folders you want to recover.
8. Click on the Save button to bring up a directory selection window.
9. Choose another drive to store the recovered data and click on the OK button to confirm.
10. Wait for the recovery.
11. Click OK in the Notice window which shows up at the end of the recovery.
12. Now, you can open the target drive to have a look at the recovered data.

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Keep this in mind: the above steps are also useful for recovering files lost during fixing insufficient disk space issues.

The first reaction to the insufficient space error is naturally deleting unnecessary files. This is a commonly used way to release free space on the disk. However, many people said they have deleted some useful files by mistake. Luckily, the deleted data can be recovered easily by using MiniTool Power Data Recovery.Click to Tweet

Where Do Deleted Files Go – Problem Solved.

If there is insufficient disk space to recover lost data, you should connect an external drive to the PC for storing the recovered files. Alternatively, you can fix the problem first by using the following methods; then, launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery to retrieve lost files.

Two: Run Disk Cleanup

The easy way to clear temporary files is using Disk Cleanup:

1. Click Start in the lower left corner.
2. Find Windows Administrative Tools and expand it.
3. Select Disk Cleanup.
4. Select the drive you want to clean up in the Drive Selection window.
5. Click OK.
6. Wait for calculating.
7. Check the files you want to delete.
8. Click OK.

You can also manage disk space through Storage Sense.

Three: Reboot PC

Whenever you encounter the problems you can’t deal with, you can try rebooting the computer. Rebooting will close all programs, unload all device drivers, and restart the operating system for you and it is able to solve some common problems.

If this couldn’t help, you can try to boot your PC in Safe Mode (it will start your computer with limited files, programs, and drivers).

1. Click on the Start button in the lower left corner of the screen.
2. Click on the Settings icon (looks like a gear) from the left sidebar of the Start menu.
3. Select Update & Security (Windows Update, recovery, backup).
4. Choose Recovery from the left pane.
5. Find Advanced startup area from the right pane.
6. Click on the Restart now button under it.
7. The PC restarts and you will be brought to the Choose an option screen.
8. Select Troubleshoot and then click Advanced options.
9. Select Startup Settings.
10. Click Restart.
11. Press F4 to select Enter Safe Mode.
12. Click on the Restart button and wait.
13. You may notice that some enabled add-ins have been removed in Safe Mode.
14. Delete the add-ins from Registry: press Start + R > type regedit > press Enter > go to the certain locations to delete the add-in keys.

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice14.0WordAddins

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficeWordAddins

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftOffice14.0WordAddins

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftOfficeWordAddins

How can you recover data when OS can’t boot from hard drive?

Four: Try Clean Boot

The Clean Boot is able to reduce the apps and services conflict that could become the root cause of the “There is insufficient disk space to complete operation” error.

1. Log on your computer as an administrator.
2. Click on the Start button.
3. Scroll down to expand the Windows Administrative Tools folder.
4. Select System Configuration.
5. Shift to Services tab.
6. Add a checkmark into the square box in front of Hide all Microsoft services.
7. Click on the Disable all button.
8. Go to the Startup tab.
9. Click Open Task Manager link.
10. Take a look at the list and then close Task Manager.
11. Click on the OK button at the bottom.
12. Reboot your PC.

How do I log on as an administrator?

Five: Rename normal.dot Template

You will come across the insufficient disk space when copying files if the normal.dot template on your computer is corrupted.

1. Click on the search icon or search box on the taskbar.
2. Type dot.
3. Check search hidden files (since the file is hidden by default).
4. Choose dot file from search results.
5. Right click on the file to choose Rename.
6. Rename it to dot.
7. Restart PC.

If you can’t find the search hidden files option in step 3, you’ll need to unhide the normal.dot file first.

1. Open Windows Explorer (Windows Explorer stops working/not responding).
2. Click the View menu.
3. Click the Options icon.
4. Select the View tab.
5. Check Show hidden files, folders, and drives under Advanced settings.
6. Click OK at the bottom.

How to recover the corrupted files:

Six: Clean %temp% Folder

1. Press Start + R to open the Run dialog.
2. Type %temp% into the textbox after Open.
3. Press Enter or click on the OK button to confirm.
4. Select all the files contained in the TEMP folder in File Explorer (you can select the files one by one while holding the Ctrl button; you can also press Ctrl + A to select files directly).
5. Right click on the selected files and choose Delete (you can also press Shift + Delete).
6. Click Yes to confirm.

Please be advised that an error prompt window may show up during the deleting process saying that some files cannot be deleted because they are in use. At this time, you should choose to skip them; then, wait for the system to complete the deleting operation for you.

Seven: Disable Add-ins

1. Open Run dialog.
2. Type winword /safe and click OK. (This will open a Microsoft Word window for you.)
3. Click File and select Options.
4. Select Add-ins.
5. Find the Manage: Com-in Add option.
6. Click Go next to it.
7. Uncheck all the add-ins in the list.
8. Restart the program.

In addition to the above methods, you can also try to fix the insufficient drive space error by:

• Checking File Allocation Table (FAT)
• Repairing Office through Control Panel
• Using a disk compression utility
• Formatting the problematic partition to NTFS
• …

Insufficient disk space is a common error that occurs frequently. It is very annoying since it will stop you from completing some operations. But the lucky news is: there is a good chance that this error can be fixed. If the above methods have helped you solve the problem, please share them out to help more people.Click to Tweet

Final Words

To be honest, the insufficient disk space error: there is insufficient disk space to complete operation occurs now and then on users’ PC while they are copying file or folder. If you’re one of the victims, you should read this article carefully and choose suitable ways to fix it yourself. Good luck to you all!

Insufficient Disk Space FAQ

Работа с операционной системой Windows Server не бывает скучной, так как, порой, можно получить сюрприз с загадкой в самом неожиданном месте. Казалось бы, что можно ожидать от привычной функции, которую уже приходилось использовать десятки раз. С таким, абсолютно невозмутимым настроем, на одном из хостов виртуализации Hyper-V на базе Windows Server 2012 R2 я решил выполнить сжатие дискового тома NTFS (Shrink Volume) с ОС, чтобы освободить немного места на конце диска.

Стандартным способом, используя консоль Disk Management, я попытался выполнить сжатие выбранного NTFS тома.

Свободного места на томе было более чем достаточно, и было решено отрезать 10GB.

Однако, к моему удивлению, возникла ошибка, говорящая о нехватке доступного места для проведения операции «There is not enough space available on the disk(s) to complete this operation«

Повторная попытка провести операцию сжатия привела к той же ошибке.

Обратившись к консоли Event Viewer, было обнаружено, что в логе Windows LogsApplication в момент попытки сжатия фиксируется предупреждение с кодом 260 из источника Defrag с сообщением «Error: during volume shrink initiated on volume C: we failed to move a movable file extent«. В этом событии в деталях диагностической информации  фигурирует отсылка на некий файл last unmovable file, который, как я понял, и препятствует перемещению дискового кластера.

Возникло подозрение, что удаление указанного файла, возможно решило бы проблему с невозможностью сжатия диска. Но что это за tmp-файл такой, да ещё и в системном каталоге, понимания пока не было. Попытка вручную удалить файл завершилась ошибкой «Access is denied«.

Стало понятно, что либо файл удерживается каким-то процессом, либо имеет какие-то хитрые разрешения. Прежде чем погружаться в дальнейшее изучение вопроса с проверкой прав доступа и вычислением процесса, блокирующего доступ к файлу, сделал быстрый заход в поисковую систему по маске имени файла vmg.tmp и тут же нашёл одну интересную ветку обсуждения. Намёк в сторону управляющего процесса Hyper-V, порождающего временные файлы типа vmg.tmp при работе с ISО-образом компонент интеграции, привёл меня в лог MicrosoftWindowsHyper-V-VMMSStorage, который оказался переполнен ошибками типа:

Log Name:      Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-VMMS-Storage
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-VMMS
Event ID:      27000
Level:         Error
User:          SYSTEM
Computer:      KOM-VM02.holding.com
Description:   Failed to open attachment 'C:Windowssystem32vmguest.iso'. Error: 'One or more arguments are invalid'.

Это напомнило мне ранее описанную ситуацию с невозможностью обновления ISO-образа компонент интеграции из-за того, что файл образа %windir%system32vmguest.iso был занят запущенной виртуальной машиной.

И действительно, просмотрев свойства виртуальных машин, запущенных на хосте, было обнаружено, что в одной из ВМ был подключен ISO-образ компонент интеграции.

Отключение данного ISO-образа из свойств виртуальной машины привело к исчезновению недоступного для удаления временного файла.

После чего была предпринята новая попытка сжатия диска, которая на этот раз прошла успешно.

В ходе выполнения операций сжатия в Application-логе событие из источника Defrag оповестило об успешной оптимизации перед непосредственным процессом усечения тома.

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Defrag
Event ID:      258
Level:         Information
Keywords:      Classic
Computer:      KOM-VM02.holding.com
Description:   The storage optimizer successfully completed shrink on SYSTEM (C:)

На этом дело о неработающем сжатии можно было считать закрытым, но при этом остался осадок изумления от самой возможности появления причинно-следственной связи между, казалось бы, несвязанными обстоятельствами – установленным в свойствах виртуальной машины образом компонент интеграции и неработающим сжатием системного тома NTFS.

Комичность всей описанной ситуации дополняет то, что в самом начале, когда я получил ошибку невозможности сжатия, в качестве профилактического мероприятия была выполнена дефрагментация тома и утилита дефрагментации с честными глазами сказала мне, что теперь на томе всё красиво.

• Not enough disk space error in Hyper-V prevents you from creating new VMs.
• Many virtual machines running can consume disk space, so it’s time to take action.
• Expanding the Hyper-V disk size can fix the issue and this isn’t the only solution.

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