What does HRESULT 0xC038001E (ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_OVERLAPS_EBR_PARTITION) mean?

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ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_OVERLAPS_EBR_PARTITION the specified parition overlaps an EBR (the first track of an extended partition on a MBR disks).

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Constant	Type	OS
STATUS_VOLMGR_EXTENT_OVERLAPS_EBR_PARTITION	NTSTATUS	Windows

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ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_OVERLAPS_EBR_PARTITION

ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_OVERLAPS_EBR_PARTITION (0xC038001E) is a Windows Volume Manager HRESULT. The proposed partition overlaps the extended boot record area of an MBR extended partition.

What to check for ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_OVERLAPS_EBR_PARTITION

Inspect the MBR extended-partition chain before changing layout.
Do not create or extend partitions across EBR metadata.
Back up the disk and redesign the legacy partition structure if a different layout is required.

REM Diagnostic context: ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_OVERLAPS_EBR_PARTITION
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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