What does NTSTATUS 0x40000014 (STATUS_CHECKING_FILE_SYSTEM) mean?

 
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STATUS_EVENT_PENDING STATUS_FATAL_APP_EXIT

STATUS_CHECKING_FILE_SYSTEM

The volume is undergoing file-system verification

This informational status marks active checking rather than identifying a particular corruption. During a check, availability and performance can change, and repair mode may modify metadata to restore file-system invariants.

Operational tooling should preserve the target volume name and the check mode. Interrupting a repair or power-cycling the device can leave recovery incomplete, while launching competing maintenance tasks adds noise and contention.

What to inspect

  • Capture the volume and whether the check is online, offline, scan-only, or repair-capable.
  • Monitor chkdsk and file-system event output for the actual findings.
  • Delay nonessential metadata changes until the check completes.

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