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STATUS_REPAIR_NEEDED
The file system has queued or identified work that requires repair
The status means that a portion of the file system needs repair. It is more specific than a transient read or write failure: the file-system layer has identified an inconsistency or damaged region that cannot be ignored by the current operation.
Use the supported repair path for the actual file system and deployment. NTFS can perform online scans and queue defects for spot repair, while ReFS can combine checksums with redundant Storage Spaces copies for localized online correction. A repair request does not by itself prove that the physical disk is failing, but repeated repairs require storage-health investigation.
What to inspect
- Capture the volume, file-system type, and surrounding System log events.
- Run an online scan before scheduling disruptive offline repair where supported.
- Verify backups before repair if corruption affects irreplaceable data.
References
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