In this post, you’ll learn about the error “ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS 0xC038001B” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
ERROR_VOLMGR_EXTENT_NOT_CONTIGUOUS 0xC038001B
What is COM?
Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components. Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.
Error Description
Below is the description of this COM Error.
The specified volume is retained and can only be extended into a contiguous extent. The specified extent to grow the volume is not contiguous with the specified volume.