By Michael | Last Updated
What can you do if you receive the message "there is no enough space on drive C to extract this package" when you are preparing for installing the wanted program like QuickBooks? Just keep calm firstly and then attempt to fix not enough space on C drive with the easy 2 tricks below.
1. Make sure that the available space of C drive is larger than the package size.
2. Restart your computer.
If the above tricks don't work, then it's suggested to get rid of the issue - there is no enough space on C drive to extract this package with the following fixes.
A corrupted or incomplete installation package can lead to the extraction problem. So, try to re-download the package and then unzip it to check whether the issue is solved.
Some users reflect that they successfully overcome the trouble by using an alternative extraction program(7-Zip) to help do the job, which makes this fix worth adopting. Just replace the original unzip program with a different one like 7-Zip, WinRAR, WinZip and so on.
When the issue is caused by insufficient space of C drive, what you can do is releasing the disk space as much as possible. To do this, cleaning up the C drive with System Genius is an effective way. Developed with the powerful System Disk Cleanup function, iSunshare System Genius must be a good assistant for you.
Steps to clean up C drive
Step 1: Run the installed system junk cleaner(iSunshare System Genius) and switch to System Disk tab in the left pane.
Step 2: Click Release button in the System Disk Cleanup section. After that, the tool will start the C drive cleanup task, including erasing the useless system junks like temp files, etc. You can also check how much space could be released after disk cleanup from the Space to Clear option.
Tips: If disk cleanup cannot help free up enough space, it might be time for you to expand the OS partition.
You can also consider extracting the package file to another big enough partition. This is a quick fix when you have to use the package urgently.
Sometimes, the issue "there is no enough space on C drive to extract the package" occurs because of the antivirus program. Therefore, you could disable such app when you plan to extract the downloaded package for software installation. But you need to make sure that the source of the package is reliable and don't forget to turn on the antivirus program after the file extraction.
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