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Fix: Unable to Determine Volume Version and State in CHKDSK
A failing hard drive will cause this issue to appear
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Published onOctober 12, 2023
published onOctober 12, 2023
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Unable to determine volume version and state message when using the chkdsk command is an indicator that something is wrong with your hard drive, and the issue should be immediately addressed.
By failing to fix this issue you may lose all your data on the drive, and in today’s guide, we’ll show you what to do if you encounter this error.
What’s causing the Unable to determine volume version and state error?
How do I fix the unable to determine the volume version and state error?
1. Clone your drive
2. Open the cloned drive and try to recover your files
If your files are inaccessible, you might have to usefile recovery softwareon the virtual drive to salvage them or contact a data recovery specialist.
Unable to determine volume version and state chkdsk aborted is a serious error and it appears ifWindows has found errors on the drive, or if the drive is failing, so your only option is to recover the files and replace the drive.
This can also lead to other problems, such as Unable to obtain a handle to the Event Log or even file loss.
After thorough research, our team at WindowsReport concluded that continuing to use the drive or performing additional checks such as chkdsk or disk defragmentation will cause further damage to it, so your best option is to try and salvage as much data as you can before the drive fails.
This isn’t the only issue with chkdsk and many reported thatchkdsk can’t lock the current driveor thatchkdsk got stuckon their PC. If the problem still persists, check our guide on what to do ifWindows is unable to repair the drive.
Did you find a different solution for this problem? If so, share your findings with us in the comments section.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
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