What does NTSTATUS 0xC0210032 (STATUS_FVE_FULL_ENCRYPTION_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_TP_STORAGE) mean?

STATUS_FVE_FULL_ENCRYPTION_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_TP_STORAGE

Meaning and context of STATUS_FVE_FULL_ENCRYPTION_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_TP_STORAGE

Thin-provisioned storage is allocated on demand, so BitLocker restricts this scenario to Used Space Only encryption. The status is a storage-semantics and policy mismatch, not a damaged encryption key or a failed TPM protector.

Confirm whether the target is a thin-provisioned virtual disk, Storage Spaces volume, or other layered storage before changing BitLocker policy. Compare the required encryption method with what the backing store supports, and record the conversion status before any retry.

Do not force a full-volume policy onto a volume that reports this status. Choose a supported Used Space Only deployment or redesign the storage layer. Wiping free space is a separate operation with its own restrictions and status codes.

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Native status interpretation

STATUS_FVE_FULL_ENCRYPTION_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_TP_STORAGE is 0xC0210032, an NTSTATUS error value. AllStat describes it as “BitLocker Drive Encryption only supports Used Space Only encryption on thin provisioned storage.”