What does Windows error code 8489 (ERROR_DS_CANT_MOVE_DELETED_OBJECT) mean?

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Description: The destination domain controller already knows the moving object as deleted.

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ERROR_DS_CANT_MOVE_DELETED_OBJECT

ERROR_DS_CANT_MOVE_DELETED_OBJECT (8489) is an Active Directory Domain Services error. A cross-domain move cannot continue because the destination knows the source object as deleted while the source does not have the latest state. This is a replication-consistency problem and should be resolved before retrying the move.

What to check

Stop retrying the move until replication is healthy between the source and destination domains.
Check whether the object was deleted, restored, or recreated recently and compare its object GUID and replication metadata.
Use supported object restore or migration procedures rather than attempting to force the old object across domains.

Useful command

repadmin /showrepl * /csv

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