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E_IMAPI_ERASE_TOOK_LONGER_THAN_ONE_HOUR
E_IMAPI_ERASE_TOOK_LONGER_THAN_ONE_HOUR is a bounded-duration failure for EraseMedia. Erase progress events normally arrive every roughly half-second or one second depending on the erase method, and the drive can update its estimated total time during the operation. This code means completion still did not occur within one hour.
Use the progress history to distinguish slow progress from a stalled drive
- Store the sequence of elapsed and estimated-total values from erase events.
- Record whether progress stopped changing before the timeout and whether the tray/device remained responsive.
- Follow Microsoft's error note: bad CD-RW/DVD-RW media can also lead to this result, so test another compatible rewritable disc.
Do not immediately submit another erase to the same drive after this HRESULT. The drive may require media removal, a power cycle, or other manual recovery before it is in a consistent state. Query current media and recorder state again after recovery. A larger application-side timeout does not bypass the IMAPI one-hour result or repair failing rewritable media.
EraseMedia · Erase progress events · IMAPI return values
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