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VDS_E_CORRUPT_PARTITION_INFO
VDS_E_CORRUPT_PARTITION_INFO This HRESULT is specific to partition metadata. VDS supports partition-oriented operations through IVdsAdvancedDisk, while disk properties expose whether the disk uses MBR or GPT partition style. If partition information is corrupt, creating, deleting, formatting, or changing partition attributes can be unsafe because the boundaries and types VDS would act on are not trustworthy.
What the VDS state means
The error should not be collapsed into VDS_E_CORRUPT_EXTENT_INFO. Partition records describe the disk partition map; VDS extents are the provider’s view of regions such as free space, data, OEM, ESP, MSR, or LDM metadata. The two structures overlap conceptually but represent different management information.
Diagnostic focus
- Record the disk object ID, device path, partition style, size, and sector size before attempting any repair or clean operation.
- Compare the partition table using independent read-only storage diagnostics; do not use a VDS write operation as the first test of layout validity.
- Keep GPT primary/backup metadata or MBR partition records separate from VDS extent enumeration when identifying which layer is inconsistent.
- If data matters, acquire a sector-level image or recovery evidence before converting partition style or cleaning the disk.
Technical references
MS-VDS error codes · VDS_DISK_PROP · IVdsAdvancedDisk · IVdsDisk::QueryExtents · Disk Management troubleshooting
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