What does HRESULT 0xC0AA0212 (E_IMAPI_RECORDER_MEDIA_NOT_FORMATTED) mean?

 
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E_IMAPI_RECORDER_MEDIA_NOT_FORMATTED

Some rewritable optical-media workflows require the medium to be formatted into a usable state before a format writer can proceed. This HRESULT says the recorder reports the inserted medium as not formatted; it is different from media absence, incompatibility, and an already-running format.

Re-evaluate media state and run the appropriate format workflow

  • Record the physical media type and current media status.
  • Confirm the selected IMAPI format supports the current recorder and medium.
  • Perform the supported formatting/erase preparation for that media type before retrying the original operation.

Do not map this to a source-stream format error. The word “formatted” here concerns the optical medium state reported through the recorder, not ISO/UDF image syntax or file encoding. After formatting completes, refresh media status and capacity instead of relying on values cached before the operation.

Current media status · Checking media support · IDiscFormat2


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