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# sk180024 - Full Disk Encryption (FDE) fails to start encryption

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk180024 |
| Date Created | 2022-09-27 |
| Last Modified | 2025-04-10 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Endpoint Security |
| Versions | E88.X |

## Symptoms

- * Encryption does not start.
* dlog1.log shows:  
  E FDE_srv.exe:15d8 Failed to save psmain.efi to ESP.  
  E FDE_srv.exe:15d8 StateMachine ------====== ACTION RESULT ======------  
  E FDE_srv.exe:15d8 StateMachine \* Phase: Activate Preboot  
  E FDE_srv.exe:15d8 StateMachine \* Action: Update EFI boot variables in firmware  
  E FDE_srv.exe:15d8 StateMachine \* Result: Error  
  E FDE_srv.exe:15d8 StateMachine \* Error Code: 8  
  E FDE_srv.exe:15d8 StateMachine \* Message: Could not copy efi loader to efi system partition path. Error = 112  
  E FDE_srv.exe:15d8 StateMachine ------===========================------

## Cause

Insufficient disk space to write EFI boot loader to System Area.

## Solution

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