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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
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