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NS_E_PDA_DEVICE_FULL_IN_SESSION
Practical scope of NS_E_PDA_DEVICE_FULL_IN_SESSION
This HRESULT is produced at exhausting device capacity after the sync session already transferred earlier items. This result belongs to portable-device discovery, storage and capabilities, not to an undifferentiated “Windows Media problem.”
Pipeline position
A device shown in Explorer can still disappear from the Player’s WMDM session or reject a media format, filename, directory operation or storage request. In a typical failing run, the initial capacity estimate becomes stale as earlier queue items consume space.
Reproduction record
| Evidence | Why it matters for device full in session |
|---|---|
| Producing object and operation | PnP instance and interface path, WMDM service-provider CLSID, device/partnership ID, connection generation, storage object and capacity, format-support result, firmware version, operation callback and first device or transport HRESULT |
| Key observation | session start/free space, bytes written, remaining queue estimates and target storage |
| Controlled comparison | Repeat the producing call after changing only this condition: remove items or free capacity, then create a new sync generation with updated estimates. |
Verification procedure
- Capture
0xC00D1181, the exact Player/API operation and the first timestamp at which it appears. - Save session start/free space, bytes written, remaining queue estimates and target storage; do this before ejecting media, reconnecting a device, canceling a job or rebuilding the Player object.
- Correlate the result with PnP instance and interface path, WMDM service-provider CLSID, device/partnership ID, connection generation, storage object and capacity, format-support result, firmware version, operation callback and first device or transport HRESULT.
- Reproduce once with the original source and destination, then apply only this change: remove items or free capacity, then create a new sync generation with updated estimates.
Results that may look similar
| Related result | Different condition |
|---|---|
NS_E_PDA_DEVICE_FULL | checking free device storage before adding the requested object |
NS_E_PDA_MANUALDEVICE | encountering a device configured for manual transfer rather than automatic partnership sync |
NS_E_PDA_FAIL_READ_WAVE_FILE | opening and parsing a WAV source used for device transfer or conversion |
Change the smallest responsible condition
The targeted action is to remove items or free capacity, then create a new sync generation with updated estimates. While retesting it, keep unrelated media, device, playlist and network values unchanged.
During verification, do not assume the old interface pointer remains valid after reconnect; Re-enumerate the device and storage objects and correlate the failure with the same connection generation.
References
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