Windows 10: CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the bitmap for index $SDH for file 9....

Recently my windows-10 machine was not turning ON & was continuously entering the Automatic repair menu. After checking online I figured I should run a chkdsk /f /r c: as there might have been a problem with my HDD . In order, to be able to do this I had to insert a USB with a windows installation file & enter the BIOS menu and boot my machine via the USB and then I ran the above command.It ran for ~20 hours and ended with the below error.ca. Administrator: Xilwindows\SYSTEM321cmd.exe Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.2965]e Microsoft Corp

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CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated

I have Windows 7 and Windows 10 dual booted on my PC. Today, I tried to extend my Win 7 partition and shrunk the Win 10 partition to do so. Since the unallocated space was before my Windows 7 partition, I couldn't use Windows Disk Management and had to use
EaseUS instead. After the operation completed, the Win 7 partition appeared to have increased in size by the amount I had specified but the free space available was still the same as before. I ran CHKDSK and found this in the Event Viewer:

CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the master file table (MFT) bitmap.

CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.

Windows has made corrections to the file system.

In spite of this, the issue persists. I ran CHKDSK again and it claims to find no issues.

What can I try to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

 

CHKDSK output - "An unspecified error occurred (696e647863686b2e 8cd)"

My external hard disk drive is detected in the device manager but from file explorer it cannot open, not even shows free space status.

Checked in Storage > Disk Management but it stuck forever at "Loading disk configuration information..."

Following is the output of CHKDSK /f. Please help me understand if I can get access to the data from this disk drive and how ?

C:\Windows\system32>chkdsk /f i:

The type of the file system is NTFS.

Volume label is BACKinBLACK.

Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...

81408 file records processed.

File verification completed.

6 large file records processed.

0 bad file records processed.

Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...

Removing corrupt index $O in file 19.

Correcting error in index $I30 for file 419E.

CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the bitmap for index $I30 for file 419E.

Sorting index $I30 in file 419E.

Correcting error in index $I30 for file 41AC.

CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the bitmap for index $I30 for file 41AC.

Sorting index $I30 in file 41AC.

Correcting error in index $I30 for file 41BA.

CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the bitmap for index $I30 for file 41BA.

Sorting index $I30 in file 41BA.

Correcting error in index $I30 for file 41D4.

CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the bitmap for index $I30 for file 41D4.

An unspecified error occurred (696e647863686b2e 8cd).

 

BSOD: Stop code: APC Index Mismatch

Thanks for all the wikis, ZigZag! You've created quite a resource!

After reseating the RAM, I haven't had another crash.

However, you suggested checking the disk and here's the ChkDsk results:

Chkdsk was executed in read/write mode.

　

Checking file system on I:

The type of the file system is NTFS.

　

Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another

process. Chkdsk may run if this volume is dismounted first.

ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.

Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? (Y/N) Volume dismounted. All opened handles to this volume are now invalid.

Volume label is MaxTor160IDE.

　

Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...

121760 file records processed. File verification completed.

483 large file records processed.

0 bad file records processed.

Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...

135628 index entries processed. Index verification completed.

0 unindexed files scanned.

0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.

Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...

Inserting an index entry with Id 2713 into index $SDH of file 9.

Repairing the security file record segment.

Cleaning up 2664 unused index entries from index $SII of file 9.

Cleaning up 2664 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 9.

Cleaning up 2664 unused security descriptors.

Security descriptor verification completed.

6935 data files processed. CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...

Usn Journal verification completed.

　

Stage 4: Looking for bad clusters in user file data ...

121744 files processed. File data verification completed.

　

Stage 5: Looking for bad, free clusters ...

31568843 free clusters processed. Free space verification is complete.

CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.

　

Windows has made corrections to the file system.

No further action is required.

　

156288320 KB total disk space.

29768448 KB in 71518 files.

48840 KB in 6936 indexes.

0 KB in bad sectors.

195660 KB in use by the system.

65536 KB occupied by the log file.

126275372 KB available on disk.

　

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.

39072080 total allocation units on disk.

31568843 allocation units available on disk.

As you can see, this is Drive I: (not the C: drive) which I use for backup. If it's causing problems, I can remove it.

Thank you for your knowledge and attention to the details!