Symptoms
The statvfs() call in SUA may fail with the following error on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 based system:
statvfs(): errno = 88 (Value too large to be stored in data type)
statvfs(): errno = 88 (Value too large to be stored in data type)
Cause
This problem occurs due to the allocation of Master File Table zones on the NTFS file system less than 100GB.
Resolution
This problem may be fixed by increasing the size of the first Master File Table zone. This can be done using on the following methods:
Using the FSUTIL command in Windows - fsutil behavior set MftZone 4
Change the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsMftZoneReservation to 4 using Registry Editor
In some cases, defragmenting or reformatting the file system may also resolve this problem.
Using the FSUTIL command in Windows - fsutil behavior set MftZone 4
Change the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsMftZoneReservation to 4 using Registry Editor
In some cases, defragmenting or reformatting the file system may also resolve this problem.
More Information
In a NTFS volume with a large number of files, creation of a second MFT zone is triggered when the first MFT zone is filled up. When statvfs() executes, it compares the zone end and start for all MFS zones. If zone 2 start and end are both smaller than zone 1 start and end respectively, it generates a negative difference and results in statvfs() failure with error code 88.