ERROR_NOT_SAME_DEVICE 0x80070011

Error code 17 · HRESULT 0x80070011

WINDOWS

The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive.

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_NOT_SAME_DEVICE is a Windows error code (system error 17, returned as HRESULT 0x80070011) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive.”

How to fix ERROR_NOT_SAME_DEVICE

  1. Open Device Manager, look for yellow warnings and update or roll back the driver
  2. Disconnect and reconnect the hardware; test it on another USB port or machine
  3. Check the System event log for the device's error driver name

Related errors

ERROR_NOT_SAME_OBJECTERROR_WRITE_PROTECTERROR_INVALID_DATAERROR_NOT_READYERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMATERROR_FILENAME_EXCED_RANGEERROR_ELEVATION_REQUIREDERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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