A heavily fragmented file in an NTFS file system volume may not grow beyond a certain size caused by an implementation limit in structures that are used to describe the allocations.
In this scenario, you may experience one of the following issues:
In this scenario, you may experience one of the following issues:
- When you try to copy a file to a new location, you receive the following error message:In Windows Vista or in later versions of WindowsThe requested operation could not be completed due to a file system limitationIn versions of Windows that are earlier than Windows VistaInsufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service
Operating system error 33 (The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.) - When you try to write to a sparse file from the Application log, Microsoft SQL Server may log an event that resembles the following:In Windows Vista or in later versions of WindowsIn versions of Windows that are earlier than Windows VistaEvent Type: Error
Event Source: MSSQLSERVER
Description: ...
Operating system error 33 (The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.)