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STATUS_FLOPPY_VOLUME
A paging file cannot be placed on floppy media
Windows requires paging-file storage with capacity, persistence, performance, and block-device semantics that floppy media cannot provide. The request is rejected because the selected volume is classified as a floppy disk, not because the current disk is merely low on free space.
Choose a fixed local volume supported for paging. Changing the floppy format or inserting a larger disk does not satisfy the operating-system requirement. In virtual machines, verify that the selected drive letter is not mapped to a virtual floppy image by firmware or hypervisor configuration.
What to inspect
- Identify the volume and device type selected for the paging file.
- Move the configuration to a supported fixed local disk.
- Check virtual hardware mappings when a normal-looking drive letter is classified as floppy.
References
- Microsoft: Win32_FloppyDrive
- Linux manual: floppy disk device
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
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