Closed range of $I-A$ for bounded operators

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Suppose $A$ is a bounded operator on an infinite dimensional Hilbert space $H$ and $I$ is the identity operator.

Question (1): What conditions $A$ should have so that $(I-A)H$ is closed in $H$?

Clearly, if $A$ is onto this is true. Also, if $A$ is compact this is true. However, I am interested in the case where $A$ is a non-surjective isometry.

Question (2): What conditions a non-surjective isometry $A$ (with a fixed point) should have so that $(I-A)H$ is closed in $H$?

I don't expect this to be true for any isometry even if isometries have closed range.

Many thanks!