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Quota Minifilter Driver Metadata Integrity

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

To enforce quotas, the quota minifilter driver uses configuration information that is stored in a metadata file. If there is a problem with this metadata file, the quota minifilter driver cannot attach to the volume, and users might be able to exceed their quota limits.

Events

Event ID Source Message

4

quota

The quota minifilter driver failed to attach to volume "%2 (%5)" because the minifilter metadata on the volume is the wrong version (version 0x%3 when version 0x%4 was expected). This is most likely caused by a driver upgrade followed by a restore of old metadata or by a metadata corruption. While the driver is detached quota enforcement, and management will be unavailable on the volume. Try to reinstall the driver or restore a newer version of your quota configuration metadata.

5

quota

The quota minifilter driver failed to attach to volume "%2 (%3)" because the minifilter metadata on the volume is corrupt. While the minifilter is detached quota enforcement, and management will be unavailable on the volume. Attempt to restore the quota configuration metadata for this volume from backup.

8

quota

The quota minifilter driver detected and deleted an invalid quota configuration record on volume "%2 (%3)". The minifilter was unable to determine what directory was affected. You can either restore the quota configuration for the volume from backup or use the management tools to review the configuration and reconfigure any missing entries.

Quota Minifilter Driver

File Services