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Updated on June 9, 2025
Sofia
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June 9, 2025 at 8:59 am
Q:

Can’t Determine Volume Version and State – How to Fix and Recover Data?

I’m seeing an error that says “Unable to determine volume version and state” and now I can’t access my drive. I’m really worried about my data.

Has anyone run into this before? What’s the best way to fix it and recover files?

Thanks for any advice!

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Mira Lennox Lennox
Participant
June 12, 2025 at 11:02 am

In Disk Management:

RAW means the drive has a partition, but the file system is missing or corrupted.

Unallocated means there’s no partition on that space—it hasn’t been set up yet.

Nick
Participant
June 12, 2025 at 10:21 am

What’s the difference between RAW and unallocated in Disk Management?

Mira Lennox Lennox
Participant
June 9, 2025 at 9:32 am

Fix “Unable to determine volume version and state” error:

1. Don’t format the drive.

2. Use recovery software like Stellar to get your files back.

3. After recovery, run this in Command Prompt (as admin):

chkdsk X: /f
Replace X: with your drive letter.

4. Check Disk Management to see if the drive shows as RAW or unallocated.

5. Recover data first before any repairs.

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