HRESULT 0xC038001B (ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT

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ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS the specified volume is retained and can only be extended into a contiguous extent. The specified extent to grow the.

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Constant	Type	OS
STATUS_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS	NTSTATUS	Windows

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ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS

ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS (0xC038001B) is a Windows Volume Manager HRESULT. The volume can be extended only into a contiguous extent, but the chosen free space is elsewhere.

What to check for ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS

Inspect the order of partitions and unallocated extents on the disk.
Check whether the volume type and filesystem support the requested extension scenario.
Move data or use a different supported layout instead of forcing an overlapping or noncontiguous extension.

REM Diagnostic context: ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS
diskpart
list disk
select disk <number>
detail disk
list partition

Do not use clean to diagnose a layout problem: it removes partition information from the selected disk.

ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS reference: Microsoft: Basic and Dynamic Disks.

ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS reference: Microsoft: DiskPart command reference.

ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS reference: Microsoft: Convert a disk type to Dynamic or Basic.

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