DISKPART reports "The disk management services could not complete the operation" when listing volumes
Issue
After extending a disk or RAID set the NTFS file system needs to be extended to use the available space. Typically the way to extend an NTFS file system with DISKPART is:
DISKPART> list volume
DISKPART> select volume 2
DISKPART> extend
The issue occurs when the volume cannot be seen, and the error is reported (D: below):
DISKPART> list volume
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 E CD-ROM 0 B Healthy
Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 12 GB Healthy System
The disk management services could not complete the operation.
Disk Management in Computer Management can see the volume, and the additional space without issue.
Resolution
Ensure SYSTEM and Administrators have Full Control permissions to the root of the volume to resolve the issue.
Workaround: Select the disk and partition instead:
DISKPART> list disk
Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ---------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 12 GB 0 B
Disk 1 Online 256 GB 6142 MB
DISKPART> select disk 1
Disk 1 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> list partition
Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Primary 250 GB 32 KB
DISKPART> select partition 1
Partition 1 is now the selected partition.
DISKPART> extend
DiskPart successfully extended the volume.
After extending the partition the error will persist unless correct permissions are granted.
Products
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
Created: 10th March 2008
Updated: 13th March 2008
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