Windows 10: widows updates needs free storage space

i have 2 USB DRIVES ATTACHED TO MY pc AS i AM RUNNING OUT OF STORAGE WINDOWS 10 - MICROSOFT RECOMMENDED 10 GB OR MORE . FIRST USB HAD 14GB BUT WHEN I TRIED TO LOAD FROM DROP BOX WIDOWS UPDATE NEEDS FREE SPACE THE WINDOW REQUIRED 20.8GB AND WOULDN'T ACCEPT USB DRIVE ,I NOW HAVE 2 USB DRIVES ATTACHED EACH WITH 14GB AND BOTH AE IN THE DROP BOX - IS THERE A WAY I CAN MERGE BOTH OR GET WINDOWS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT OF 20.8GB AND SPLIIT IN 2 - I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM THE WORST IT GUY IN IRELAND MAYBE THE WORLD HAHA BUT I WOULD GRATEFULLY APRECIATE ANY HELP FROM YOU IT WIZARDS OUT THERE

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Storage Space and Space Pooling in x32Win10ProV20H2

Thank you very much for your reply.


You don't show a screenshot, so I am uncertain to which part of the process of creating a storage space you are referring. I pointed you to the tutorials. I now provide you with a screenshot of part of one of them, which shows a warning which might be what you are referring to.





Your question about double storage / redundancy appears to relate to the normal operation of storage spaces once configured, so seems obscure.

My impression is that few here have used storage spaces.

Note too the warning in
Create a New Pool and Storage Space in Windows 10

 

Storage Spaces Parity Repair?

Many thanks, muchomurka!

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Unfortunately, following your suggested procedure it appears the Storage Spaces parity error persists.





Any other suggestions?

 

Storage Spaces Disappears After Replacing Boot Drive

Did you check Windows View update history list to see if KB4568831 has already been installed? I would think it has and that is why you got the message you did.

If you have not run the Storage Spaces troubleshooter there are instructions in the other link on do it manually. What is accomplished in either case is that your storage spaces will be set to read only which will allow you to have access to the data on your storage space drive.

The latter manual steps return the Storage Spaces drive to read/write and run optimization, defrag, and integrity routines. If your install is up to date then you should find the cumulative update KB4568831 installed in history. If you have upgraded to 20H2 then the patch discussed elsewhere to address the issue with Storage Spaces showing as RAW is rolled into the upgrade. In either case the manual optimization, defrag, and integrity routines can be run.