What does HRESULT 0x8004230C (VSS_E_VOLUME_NOT_SUPPORTED) mean?

 
Previous Next
VSS_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND VSS_E_OBJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS

VSS_E_VOLUME_NOT_SUPPORTED

VSS_E_VOLUME_NOT_SUPPORTED means that no provider selected by VSS supports the requested volume or remote file share. It differs from a provider-specific error: here VSS could not find any suitable provider when the default selection was requested.

How to investigate for VSS_E_VOLUME_NOT_SUPPORTED

  • Confirm that the requested volume or share is eligible for the required snapshot context.
  • List registered providers and determine which provider supports the storage configuration.
  • For persistent system-provider snapshots, verify the NTFS and shadow-storage prerequisites.

Microsoft: AddToSnapshotSet return values

Diagnostic interpretation

This result has the HRESULT value 0x8004230C. AllStat records the condition as “Shadow copying the specified volume is not supported.”.

Evidence to capture

  • Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the vss / volume / supported operation.
  • Preserve the first failure in the call chain; a later HRESULT can describe cleanup rather than the original vss / volume / supported condition.

Retry and recovery

” has changed.


Looking for a different code? Search another status or error code.