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ERROR_LOG_METADATA_INCONSISTENT
The base-log metadata describes an inconsistent physical log state
An inconsistent metadata error is distinct from an unreadable or unrecognized metadata file. CLFS has parsed metadata but found relationships that cannot describe one coherent physical log. Container inventory, log boundaries, or other persisted state may disagree after a partial restore or after files from different snapshots were combined.
Compare the complete physical log set against backup and snapshot boundaries. A common diagnostic mistake is to restore the .blf while leaving newer containers in place, or to restore selected containers without the metadata that described them. CLFS archive support works at the physical-log level and provides metadata plus ordered archive extents for this reason. Avoid adding or removing containers while collecting evidence, because those operations intentionally change physical-log metadata. Restore a consistent set or use the owner-supported log recreation path.
What to inspect
- Check whether metadata and containers were restored from the same backup or volume snapshot.
- Enumerate the expected physical-log files before any container add/remove operation changes the set.
- Use physical-log archive/restore semantics rather than file-by-file reconstruction.
References
- Microsoft: CLFS archive mode, archive tail, and physical-log archive contexts
- Microsoft: PrepareLogArchive and active-log extent snapshots
- Microsoft: CLFS base log files, containers, dedicated and multiplexed logs
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