ReFS Disk Turned RAW After Update on Windows Server 2012 R2

Question

Hi,

I'm having some trouble with Windows Server 2012 R2. I know this version is out of support, but after updating it, our disk that was in ReFS has been converted to RAW data.

I've read that this issue might be caused by an update, but I have checked all the updates we have, and I can't find any update that would cause this issue.

Does anyone have any idea about this issue?

Answer 1

Hi REN,

Thanks for your post. Please try to ReFSUtil salvage for recovering data from volumes that show as RAW in Disk Management.

Please refer to this link for details. ReFSUtil | Microsoft Learn

If not, please try the following four solutions.

Solution 1. Restore REFS Volume to an External HD

Solution 2. Uninstall KB5009557

Solution 3. Enable Integrity Streams for FileData

Solution 4. Upgrade to the Latest Version of ReFS

REFS Volume Showing as RAW! 4 Fixes Without Data Loss

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Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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