What does Windows error code 601 (ERROR_FOUND_OUT_OF_SCOPE) mean?

 
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ERROR_FOUND_OUT_OF_SCOPE

What ERROR_FOUND_OUT_OF_SCOPE means

Identifier lookup succeeded globally, yet the caller’s root, container, transaction, or namespace boundary does not authorize or address that object. The result protects scope isolation.

Where it appears

  • open-by-ID file-system operations
  • container or directory-relative lookup
  • storage APIs constrained by a root handle

Likely causes

  • ID belongs to another directory tree or volume scope
  • stale ID reused after object movement
  • caller supplied the wrong root handle
  • scope narrowed by policy or transaction

What to collect

  1. object ID and volume identity
  2. root handle path and access rights
  3. current path of the matched object
  4. rename, move, or restore history

How to respond

Use a handle whose documented scope contains the object, or perform a path-based lookup after validating authorization. Do not bypass the scope check merely because the identifier matches.

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