How to Fix Disk Space Error 0x80780119 in Windows 10

Did you recently encounter the 0x80780119 error while creating a system backup on Windows 10? If yes, then it’s time to clean the system reserved partition as this must have grown to its maximum limit. As its name suggests, this is a disk space-related trouble and if you somehow manage to create more space, this gets resolved automatically. 

Windows 10 includes a default utility program Disk Cleanup Tool to take care of unnecessary stored cache, system files, etc. In case this doesn’t address the issue, uninstall unused language packs, update device drivers, or enable the system protection. Let’s explore the solutions in detail –

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Fix: Not Enough Disk Space Error 0x80780119 in Windows 10

To solve the Disk Space Error 0x80780119 on Windows 10 PC, try the following suggestions –

1] Turn On the System Protection 

If you still encountering the 0x80780119 error, enabling System Protection may help to fix this issue. Usually, this stays enabled by default. However, it does get disabled in certain cases for different reasons. To re-enable this feature, you need to follow the below guideline –

• Press Win+S and start typing “system protection“.
• From the list of appeared results, click “create a restore point”.
• Now, check the protection for available drives under the “Protection Settings”.
• If you find any drive’s protection turned off, select the specific driver, and click “configure“.

• Subsequently, check the “Turn on System Protection” radio button and hit OK.

• Close all running windows and Reboot PC so as to make the changes effective from the next login.

2] Update Device Drivers

The presence of obsolete or corrupt device drivers also leads to the 0x80780119 error while creating a system image. So, you need to ensure that all device drivers are up to date and working fine. To check and update device drivers, use these simple steps –

• Make a right-click on the Start Menu and select “Run“.
• Type “devmgmt.msc” at the void and press the Enter key to start the Device Manager.
• Now, click the”>” symbol to expand each one of the sections and look for the yellow exclamation mark. 
• If you find any, this indicates you must update that device driver. 
• Make a right-click and select “Update driver” on the context menu.

• Next, choose “Search automatically for drivers”.
• The system will automatically scan for any available updates online.
• In case it finds any, a prompt appears asking to confirm that you want to upgrade the device driver.
• Do the same and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the remaining steps.
• After completing the above steps successfully, do Restart Windows to incorporate the latest changes. 

3] Remove Language Packs  

As per a few users, uninstalling language packs may solve the error 0x80780119 on the computer. Although this may appear to be totally unrelated, removing unused languages will certainly free up some of the Disk Spaces. Here’s how to uninstall the language packs –

• Jointly press WinKey+I to launch the Settings UI.
• Select Time & language.
• Next, click “Language” available on the left-side navigation panel.
• Jump to the right side, and scroll down to the “Preferred languages” section.
• If you find any language pack other than the default one, click to expand it and hit Remove.

• Wait for a while till the system removes the selected language completely.
• Once over, Restart Windows to save the recent changes.

Sign back into the computer and try creating a system image. 

4] Increase the Size of the OEM Partition

Since this is a disk space-related issue, increasing the OEM Partition size may also fix the 0x80780119 error. However, only a few configurations allow managing the recovery partition size. In case this is allowed on your PC, you should definitely try out this workaround. Here’s how to proceed –

• Use Win+X hotkey to start the Power Menu and select Disk Management.

• Go to the System Reserved volume, make a right-click, and select Extend volume on the shortcut menu.
• When the Extend Volume wizard opens up, click Next.
• Now, select the amount of space in MB that you want to add to the System Reserved Volume.
• That’s it, Restart Windows and check whether the issue gets resolved or still hanging.

If the issue remains as it is, try the next workaround.

5] Reset the Disk Partition 

The 0x80780119 error mostly occurs owing to not having enough spaces on the System Reserved Partition. This partition requires to have sufficient space to store a shadow copy. If this doesn’t get enough space, this trouble is bound to occur every now and then. Before applying any fixes, you should check whether your PC has enough Disk storage or not. Here’s how to check this –

• Use WinKey+X to start the Power Menu and select the Disk Management option.

• On the upcoming window, right-click on the System Reserved volume and hit Properties.
• Check its overall size, this must remain at least 100 MB.
• Similarly, this must have at least 40 MB of available free space. 

Quick Note: Although you can’t increase its size, there is a way out there to solve this by creating a new system volume. Follow the below steps to do this –

• First of all, decide on which drive you would want to create a new system volume. In this tutorial, we have settled down for the E:/ drive.
• Now, open the Command Prompt having administrative rights. 
• Copy/paste the below code followed by the Enter key –

bcdboot.exe /s C:\Windows /s E:

Note: Here, C:/ is the root drive, and E: is the drive where you want to create new reserved storage.

• Running the above code will create a new drive “E:/“.
• Henceforth, run the below commands one after another. Make sure to press the Enter key separately –

DISKPART

DISKPART> select volume E

DISKPART> active

• Once over, Restart the PC to implement the lately performed changes. 

6] Delete the USN Journal 

The NTFS formatted System Reserved Storage includes a unique feature USN Journal short for Update Sequence Number. This maintains a record of all the changes made to the root drive. As a result, this grows quite large over a period of time thus causing Disk Space error 0x80780119 while creating a system image. We recommend deleting this journal to get rid of this persisting issue. Here are the essential steps to work upon –

• Make a right-click on the Windows icon and select Disk Management.
• Go to the system reserved volume and right-click over it.
• Choose “Change drive letter” and paths using the context menu.
• Next, click Add and check the “Assign the following drive letter” box.
• Pick a letter using the drop-down menu next to it. Just make sure that the letter hasn’t been assigned to any drive before.
• Click OK to proceed further.
• Open Command Prompt as an Admin: Launch the Run command, type “cmd“, and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys altogether.
• On the elevated console, execute the below two codes –

fsutil usn queryjournal E:

fsutil usn deletejournal /N /D E:

• Running the above two codes will free up all the spaces on the System Reserved partition. 
• Reboot Windows and check if the 0x80780119 error gets fixed or not. If not, try the next set of solutions.

That’s it, I hope this article helps to resolve the Disk Space Error 0x80780119 on Windows 10. If you have any queries or suggestions, let us know via the comment section. 

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