ERROR_MOUNT_POINT_NOT_RESOLVED 0x80070289

Error code 649 · HRESULT 0x80070289

WINDOWS

The create operation failed because the name contained at least one mount point which resolves to a volume to which the specified device object is not attached.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_MOUNT_POINT_NOT_RESOLVED is a Windows error code (system error 649, returned as HRESULT 0x80070289) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The create operation failed because the name contained at least one mount point which resolves to a volume to which the specified device object is not attached.”

How to fix ERROR_MOUNT_POINT_NOT_RESOLVED

  1. Run 'chkdsk /scan' on the affected volume and read the report
  2. Check disk health: 'wmic diskdrive get status' or CrystalDiskInfo SMART values
  3. If errors return on a clean disk, replace the drive — sectors are degrading

Related errors

ERROR_DEVICE_ENUMERATION_ERRORERROR_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT_PARAMETERERROR_FAILED_DRIVER_ENTRYERROR_SERVICE_DEPENDENCY_FAILERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILEDERROR_IO_DEVICEERROR_NOT_FOUNDERROR_CANCELLED

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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