{"id":90035,"date":"2020-04-16T06:30:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T10:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=90035"},"modified":"2020-04-16T09:53:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T13:53:43","slug":"fix-error-0x80070070-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/fix-error-0x80070070-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix error 0x80070070 on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When upgrading to a new version of Windows 10, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-2003-20h1-2020-update-features\">version 2004<\/a> or any other feature update, you may get error code 0x80070070 \u2013 0x50011, 0x50012, or 0x60000 using Windows Update, Media Creation Tool, or the Update Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Any of the <strong>0x80070070<\/strong> error messages are known upgrade problems with <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a>. However, these aren&#8217;t significant issues, if you get any of the three error messages (0x80070070 \u2013 0x50011, 0x80070070 \u2013 0x50012, 0x80070070 \u2013 0x60000), then it means that your computer doesn&#8217;t have enough space to successfully complete the upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\/\">guide<\/a>, you&#8217;ll learn the steps to fix error 0x80070070 as your device tries to upgrade to a new version of Windows 10.<\/p>\n<h2>How to fix error 0x80070070\u00a0Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>When you receive error 0x80070070 \u2013 0x50011, 0x80070070 \u2013 0x50012, or 0x80070070 \u2013 0x60000, you only need to free up space on your main storage, or you&#8217;ll need to connect an external drive, such as USB flash drive with enough space that Windows 10 can use as a temporary storage.<\/p>\n<h3>Freeing up space using Settings<\/h3>\n<p>To delete unnecessary and temporary files to free up space on Windows 10, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Storage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the &#8220;Storage sense&#8221; section, click the <strong><span style=\"font-size: 17.664px;\">Configure<\/span> Storage Sense or run it now<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_122439\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/configure-storage-sense-run-now-option.jpg?resize=827%2C533&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Configure Storage Sense or run it now option\" width=\"827\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/configure-storage-sense-run-now-option.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/configure-storage-sense-run-now-option.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/configure-storage-sense-run-now-option.jpg?resize=891%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 891w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/configure-storage-sense-run-now-option.jpg?resize=150%2C97&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Configure Storage Sense or run it now option<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the &#8220;Temporary Files&#8221; section, check the <strong>Delete temporary files that my apps aren&#8217;t using<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_122440\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/freeup-space-storage-sense-settings.jpg?resize=827%2C699&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Storage sense free up space deleting junk files\" width=\"827\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/freeup-space-storage-sense-settings.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/freeup-space-storage-sense-settings.jpg?resize=300%2C254&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/freeup-space-storage-sense-settings.jpg?resize=679%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 679w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/freeup-space-storage-sense-settings.jpg?resize=150%2C127&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Storage sense free up space deleting junk files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Use the <strong>Delete files in my recycle bin if they have been for over<\/strong> drop-down menu and select the <strong>1 day<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Use the <strong>Delete files in my Downloads folder if they have been there for over<\/strong> drop-down menu and carefully select the how the files have to be to remove them. (If you don&#8217;t want to delete files in the Downloads folder, select the <strong>Never<\/strong> option.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the &#8220;Locally available cloud content&#8221; section, use the drop-down menus to select when OneDrive content you want to become online-only to free up space.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Clean now<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, Storage sense will reclaim some space to resolve the 0x80070070 error. If you couldn&#8217;t cleanup enough files, then you can try removing temporary files.<\/p>\n<h4>Removing temporary files<\/h4>\n<p>To delete system temporary files with the Settings app, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Storage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the primary drive section, click on the <strong>Temporary files <\/strong>option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the files you want to delete. (It should be noted that temporary files include those temporary files from apps, files in the Downloads folder, those in the recycle bin, and previous installation files.)<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_122442\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122442\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cleanup-temp-files-windows-10-0x80070070-1.jpg?resize=827%2C533&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cleanup temporary files on Windows 10 to fix 0x80070070\" width=\"827\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cleanup-temp-files-windows-10-0x80070070-1.jpg?w=1191&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cleanup-temp-files-windows-10-0x80070070-1.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cleanup-temp-files-windows-10-0x80070070-1.jpg?resize=890%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 890w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/cleanup-temp-files-windows-10-0x80070070-1.jpg?resize=150%2C97&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleanup temporary files on Windows 10 to fix 0x80070070<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Remove files<\/strong> to complete the task.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Freeing up space using Disk Cleanup tool<\/h3>\n<p>If you still need to free up more space, you can use the Disk Cleanup tool.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>File Explorer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>This PC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click the drive with the Windows 10 installation and select the <strong>Properties <\/strong>option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Disk Cleanup<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_86543\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86543\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/drive-properties-diskcleanup.jpg?resize=363%2C499&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 hard drive properties\" width=\"363\" height=\"499\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows 10 hard drive properties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Cleanup system files<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Check the items you want to delete. For example, Windows upgrade log files, Recycle Bin, Temporary Files, and System created Windows Error Reporting, but <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> select\u00a0<strong>Temporary Windows Installation Files<\/strong> as these are the files to upgrade your system.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_86544\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86544\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/disk-cleanup-system-files-remove.jpg?resize=375%2C470&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Disk cleanup system files\" width=\"375\" height=\"470\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disk cleanup system files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>OK <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Delete Files<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps and you have enough space try to upgrade to Windows 10 one more time, and you should no longer see any of the error messages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting 0x80070070 error messages as you try to upgrade to a new version of Windows 10, then you&#8217;re dealing with a storage problem \u2013 here&#8217;s how to fix it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[97,19,2540,2576],"class_list":["post-90035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-advanced","tag-how-to","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to fix error 0x80070070 on Windows 10 - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Windows 10, error 0x80070070 \u2013 0x50011, 0x80070070 \u2013 0x50012, 0x80070070 \u2013 0x60000 means no enough space for upgrade. 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