optimize drives The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)

Anonymous
2013-07-21T15:58:57+00:00

cant optimize one of my storage drives. its starts of analyzing drive then just never actually does a defrag.

in event viewer im getting this error for the drive in question: "was not optimised because an error was encountered: The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)".

the drive passes error checking with no problems.

any help would be greatly appreciated

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Anonymous
2014-04-01T17:24:55+00:00

This issue is officially corrected by Microsoft. Go here to get the Hotfix:HotFix for Event Log Error 257

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Anonymous
2014-02-10T19:48:47+00:00

I finally found a solution that worked for me here:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/6d782ade-f4de-43bf-8cea-647828b35757/strange-defrag-error-0x80070057?forum=winserverfiles

Open an Administrator command prompt and make use of fsutil:

fsutil usn deletejournal /D <volume pathname>

fsutil usn createjournal m=<max-value> a=<alloc-delta> <volume pathname>

Eg :

fsutil usn deletejournal /D C:

fsutil usn createjournal m=1000 a=100 C:

After using these commands I was able to defragment C: without an error showing up in the event viewer. I'm not sure if this is a permanent or temporary fix, and someone mentioned in that thread that it didn't work with a server so YMMV.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-30T01:14:15+00:00

    Sorry, no suggestions, but I've got the same situation here 1:1.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-29T09:54:48+00:00

    well i'm using a third party defrag now, works fine no errors :/

    i formatted my drive just to test but microsoft defrag still comes up with this error.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T21:20:40+00:00

    I get the same error in the Event Viewer:

    The volume Windows (C:) was not optimized because an error was encountered: The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)

    but I only have HDDs, no SSD. None of the solutions in this thread have worked for me. The error only pops up on my C: drive and CHKDSK and SMART tests don't show any problems. Anyone else have other suggestions?

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