Article ID: 816767 - Last Review: October 4, 2011 - Revision: 9.0

When you use your Original Xbox console, you receive the error message: "Unable to copy. There might not be enough space on the Xbox hard disk"

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SUMMARY

When you try to save to your hard disk, you may receive the following error message:
Unable to copy. There might not be enough space on the Xbox hard disk.
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MORE INFORMATION

Typically, this error occurs when the hard disk is full. The Xbox hard disk contains over 340,000 blocks to store soundtracks and saved games. This is approximately 8 gigabytes (GB) of storage.
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Additional Support

If the steps in the previous section did not resolve your issue, your console may have to be serviced. Please follow this link to confirm whether phone or online support is offered in your country to initiate an exchange order for your console:
961531  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961531/ ) Original Xbox support offerings per region
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