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STATUS_NO_TRACKING_SERVICE
The failure is in distributed link tracking, not ordinary path lookup
STATUS_NO_TRACKING_SERVICE refers to the workstation tracking service used by Distributed Link Tracking. Windows object identifiers can be attached to files or directories on a volume, and the Distributed Link Tracking client/server mechanism uses identity information to help locate moved link targets. This is different from resolving a path by name each time.
Microsoft documents that shell link resolution can use Distributed Link Tracking when available, and IShellLink::Resolve provides SLR_NOTRACK to suppress the tracking service. Object IDs are internal metadata and Microsoft warns against modifying them casually with fsutil objectid. The status therefore should not be “fixed” by assigning a new object ID to the target file.
Confirm whether the failing operation actually requested tracking-based resolution, which machine is the workstation/client, and whether the relevant tracking service is running. Test ordinary path access separately from link tracking. Preserve the shortcut/link metadata and target object ID before recreating anything. If an application can legitimately fall back to non-tracking resolution, use its documented option; otherwise restore the service/dependency rather than rewriting identities that other links may rely on.
What to inspect
- Distinguish “target path not found” from “tracking service unavailable” by testing direct path access separately.
- Record the link object, target volume, and tracking/service state on the workstation performing resolution.
- Do not generate or modify object IDs as a generic repair for this service-state failure.
References
- Microsoft: Distributed Link Tracking and object identifiers
- Microsoft: fsutil objectid
- Microsoft: IShellLink::Resolve
- Microsoft: Distributed Link Tracking service overview
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
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