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Win32 Error 789 (ERROR_LOST_WRITEBEHIND_DATA_NETWORK_SERVER_ERROR): Meaning & Checks

789 is a network and remote service result. Microsoft’s system-code table describes this value as: “{Delayed Write Failed} Windows was unable to save all the data for the file %hs; the data has been lost. This error was returned by the server on which the file exists. Please try to save this file elsewhere.”

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What this value means

Microsoft’s system-code table describes this value as: “{Delayed Write Failed} Windows was unable to save all the data for the file %hs; the data has been lost. This error was returned by the server on which the file exists. Please try to save this file elsewhere.”

ERROR_LOST_WRITEBEHIND_DATA_NETWORK_SERVER_ERROR is a Win32 system result, usually returned to an application or API caller. It is not a Windows blue-screen code or a diagnosis of the whole PC.

Identity and provenance of 789
Code789
Hex form0x315
SymbolERROR_LOST_WRITEBEHIND_DATA_NETWORK_SERVER_ERROR
Windows familyWin32 system codes
Source levelMicrosoft code and symbol entry

This is a system message template. The reporting program may substitute a file name, path, device or other value for its placeholders.

Safe next steps

  1. For 789 (ERROR_LOST_WRITEBEHIND_DATA_NETWORK_SERVER_ERROR), record the exact server, share, or network operation and whether another trusted device can reach it.
  2. Check the connection, address, VPN, proxy, and service status using the approved settings for that network. Keep work or school policies intact.
  3. If the endpoint is managed, give its administrator the code and time rather than changing security settings blindly.

After one step, repeat the original operation and record whether this same code returns. A different code needs a fresh interpretation.

What this code cannot prove

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If the result differs from the documented message or a repair could remove data, stop and use the official source or vendor support.

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Source type: Microsoft code and symbol entry. Checked against the source set on Nov 2, 2026.

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