System Image Recovery is a useful tool to save a system that has crashed or is in between crashing. System Image Recovery takes a complete backup of the entire computer data from the hard drives. The system image recovery backup data includes system settings, operating system, programs, and other files on the drive. With the help of the Windows System Image Recovery utility, you can easily recover your Windows and hard drive data. However, the Windows Image Recovery utility sometimes fails due to certain hard disk problems. When the recovery utility fails to recover backed-up data, you may receive an error like being unable to recover your PC system drive is too small. Continue reading to resolve the same.
How to Fix Hard Disk Problems in Windows 10
There can be various reasons for this issue; most of these are related to hard disk problems. Some reasons for this error to occur are the following:
- The target disk may have insufficient size.
- You may be restoring the data to an external disk without first removing the source disk.
- Already existing system image issue.
Let us now look into possible solutions for such unable to recover your Windows PC system drive is too small issue that may cause this error on your computer.
Method 1: Verify Target Drive Size
This error will come up because your target disk must have more capacity than your source disk. Therefore, it is obvious to check the size of your target disk. Follow these simple steps:
1. مطبوعات د وینډوز + ای کیلي په ورته وخت کې د پیل کولو لپاره د دوتنې کړکۍ.
2. په ښی کلیک وکړئ hard drive (target disk) where you want to restore the system image and select ځانتياوې.
3. لاندې له جنرال tab, you can see the disk’s size and capacity.
نوټ: If you find the size and capacity of the target disk are greater or equal to the size and capacity of the source disk, the restoring should work fine. If the size and capacity of the target disk are less than the source disk, you may want to free up the space in the target disk.
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Method 2: Recreate System Image
A possible reason you are still getting the same error again is not because of hard disk problems but rather because of pre-existing issues with the system itself. You can try to recreate the system settings to resolve this issue.
Option I: Repair System Files
Read our guide on How to Repair System Files on Windows 10, and follow the steps as instructed to repair all the corrupt files on your computer.
د امرونو اجرا کیدو ته انتظار وکړئ او وګورئ چې ستونزه حل شوې که نه.
Option II: Use Backup and Restore Utility
1. پرانستل د وینډوز کیلي او ډول د تضمین اداره. Select it and press وليکئ د دې په لاره اچولو لپاره.
2. جوړ کړئ ليدل as کټه ګورۍ. کلیک وکړه بیک اپ او بیا رغول (وینډوز 7).
3. کلیک وکړه د سیسټم انځور جوړ کړئ په ښي خوا مینو کې.
4. غوره کړئ ډرایو د د پردې په لارښوونو to create the system image.
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Method 3: Change Attribute for System Image File
When you create a system image file, the values of the minimum size required for the target file are automatically saved in a file. This file is titled $PBR_ResetConfig.xml. The values saved in this file are in MB or megabytes. Thus, even if the size of a target file is greater or equal to the size of the source file, you may still get an error because the minimum required size is greater. To resolve this hard disk problems, you can follow the following steps.
1. دابرخه دکتابتون د System Image file.
2. کلیک وکړه سرچینې.
3. دابرخه دکتابتون د $PBR_ResetConfig.xml دوتنه نوټ پیډ.
4. موندل <MinSize> attribute and change the numbers.
ميتود 4: Remove the Source Disk if Storing to an External Disk
When you use an external disk to restore the system image file, the system assigns this external disk the same ID as the source disk. Sometimes, when both disks are operating in the system, it may cause a conflict and ultimately cause the restoration to fail. Thus, removing the source disk before the repair might help you avoid this unable to recover your PC system drive is too small error.
Method 5: Format/Delete Volumes and Format Target Disks
Try formatting the disk volume when you use an already used disk with partitions to restore the system file and get the same error. Formatting partitions and disks may help you get through this problem. You can follow these simple steps to format the drive:
1. سره وصل کړئ used disk (target disk) سیسټم ته.
2. مطبوعات د وینډوز + R کیلي په ورته وخت کې د خلاصولو لپاره د دويم د خبرو اترو بکس.
3. ډول diskmgmt.msc د خلاصولو لپاره د ډیسک اداره کړکۍ
4. په ښی کلیک وکړئ used volume of the target disk.
5. کلیک وکړه حجم ړنګ کړئ…
6. Once the volume is deleted, ښی ټک په target disk بیا.
7. غوره کړه بڼه…
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Method 6: Create Windows Installation Media
Microsoft has an in-built tool called the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB drive (or download an ISO file and burn it onto a DVD) of any Windows OS version. The tool lets you upgrade or downgrade the Windows version. Read our guide on How to Create Windows 10 Installation Media with Media Creation Tool to implement the same.
په مکرر ډول پوښتل شوي پوښتنې (پوښتنې)
Q1. What is a system image file?
ځواب. A system image is a backup file of your hard drive’s data. You can recover your data from the system image file when your system fails. You can create a system image file by going to the بیک اپ او بیاځای په اختیار کې د تضمین اداره.
Q2. Why can’t I recover my PC?
ځواب. There could be multiple reasons you cannot recover your PC, and a very common reason for not being able to recover a PC is هارډ ډرکونه, incorrect backup files، او inadequate drive size.
Q3. What is meant by system drive being too small?
ځواب. When you try to restore your data and get an error saying the system drive is too small, it means that the capacity of the target drive is less than the capacity of the source drive.
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