HRESULT 0x80042408 (VDS_E_PARTITION_NOT

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The selected extended partition is not empty.

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Constant	Type	OS
VSS_E_ASRERROR_CRITICAL_DISKS_TOO_SMALL	HRESULT	Windows

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VDS_E_PARTITION_NOT_EMPTY

VDS_E_PARTITION_NOT_EMPTY means that the requested operation expects an empty extended partition, but the partition still contains logical volumes or related layout data. This is a topology constraint, not a signal that the partition table is necessarily corrupt.

What to check

Review logical drives and volumes contained by the extended partition before changing the partition structure.
Confirm that the selected partition is the intended target and not a parent container for active data volumes.
Do not force deletion or cleanup until the contained volumes, data, and recovery implications have been verified.

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