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STATUS_EA_CORRUPT_ERROR
The file system found unreadable EA metadata
This status is stronger than a missing entry or a malformed caller buffer: the EA data associated with the object is considered corrupt or unreadable. The ordinary data stream can still appear accessible even though metadata operations fail.
Preserve the affected file and volume before attempting repair. Rewriting EAs from incomplete data can destroy evidence or remove metadata used by backup, compatibility, or security software. File-system diagnostics are more appropriate than repeated application-level retries.
What to inspect
- Confirm whether one file or many files on the same volume exhibit the failure.
- Review file-system health events and run the vendor-supported read-only checks first.
- Restore the object or its metadata from a known-good source if repair cannot preserve the EA set.
References
- Microsoft: ZwQueryEaFile
- NTFS-3G: NTFS attributes, object IDs, DOS names and EAs
- Microsoft: chkdsk
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
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