What does HRESULT 0xC038000F (ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_PRIMARY_BETWEEN_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS) mean?

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ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_PRIMARY_BETWEEN_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS the disk layout contains primary partitions in between logical drives. This is an invalid disk.

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Constant	Type	OS
STATUS_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_PRIMARY_BETWEEN_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS	NTSTATUS	Windows

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ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_PRIMARY_BETWEEN_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS

ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_PRIMARY_BETWEEN_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS (0xC038000F) is a Windows Volume Manager HRESULT. The MBR disk has a primary partition positioned between logical partitions, an invalid layout for this operation.

What to check for ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_PRIMARY_BETWEEN_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS

Inspect the partition order, including the extended partition and logical drives.
Do not attempt to fix the order with ad-hoc deletion or recreation unless data is backed up.
Use a planned migration to a supported layout when the legacy structure cannot be preserved.

REM Diagnostic context: ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_PRIMARY_BETWEEN_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS
diskpart
list disk
select disk <number>
detail disk
list partition

Do not use clean to diagnose a layout problem: it removes partition information from the selected disk.

This result reference: Microsoft: Basic and Dynamic Disks.

This result reference: Microsoft: DiskPart command reference.

This result reference: Microsoft: Convert a disk type to Dynamic or Basic.

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