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STATUS_CANT_RECOVER_WITH_HANDLE_OPEN
Recovery requires the conflicting file handle to be closed first
TxF recovery may need exclusive control of a file and its transaction metadata. An outstanding handle can retain a version, mapping, lock, or access path that prevents the recovery operation from safely replacing or reconciling that state.
Closing only the handle visible in the failing component may not be enough. Search for duplicated handles, memory-mapped sections, filter-driver references, backup agents, antivirus scanners, and service processes that reopened the path.
What to inspect
- Capture the file identity and enumerate open handles across the system, not only in the caller.
- Check for mapped sections and inherited or duplicated handles.
- Stop the owning workflow cleanly before retrying recovery; do not forcibly remove TxF metadata.
- Preserve the original error and transaction identifiers if the handle owner cannot be determined.
References
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
- Microsoft: TxF programming considerations
- Microsoft: Transactional NTFS concepts
- Microsoft: alternatives to Transactional NTFS
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