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FVE_E_VOLUME_HANDLE_OPEN
FVE_E_VOLUME_HANDLE_OPEN means that BitLocker is already performing a management operation on the selected volume. Encryption, decryption, protector changes, and related metadata updates must not overlap on the same drive.
How to investigate for FVE_E_VOLUME_HANDLE_OPEN
- Check conversion and protection status and wait for the active operation to finish.
- Close duplicate management tools or automation jobs that may target the same volume.
- Retry only after the prior operation has completed or has been resolved through the supported management workflow.
Diagnostic interpretation
This result has the HRESULT value 0x80310059. AllStat records the condition as “BitLocker Drive Encryption is already performing an operation on this drive. Please complete all operations before continuing.”.
Evidence to capture
- Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the fve / volume / handle / open operation.
- Preserve the first failure in the call chain; a later HRESULT can describe cleanup rather than the original fve / volume / handle / open condition.
Retry and recovery
Retry this result only when the owning API documents a transient state or after the condition described as “BitLocker Drive Encryption is already performing an operation on this drive. ” has changed.
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