Repair-VHD -Path "C:\CorruptedVMs\server01.vhdx" -Path "D:\Backups\healthy_server01.vhdx" -Passthru
Import-Module Hyper-V -Force Copy-Item -Path $VhdPath -Destination $BackupPath -Force Write-Host "Original VHDX backed up to $BackupPath" Step 2: Try Repair-VHD try Write-Host "Attempting Repair-VHD..." $result = Repair-VHD -Path $VhdPath -Path $HealthyCopyPath -Passthru -ErrorAction Stop Write-Host "Repair-VHD succeeded. State: $($result.State)" exit 0 repair vhdx powershell
catch Write-Warning "Repair-VHD failed: $($_.Exception.Message)" Write-Host "Attempting mount + chkdsk recovery..." $mountResult = Mount-VHD -Path $VhdPath -ReadOnly -PassThru -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($mountResult) $disk = Get-Disk -Number $mountResult.Number -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($disk) Get-Partition Repair-VHD -Path "C:\CorruptedVMs\server01
Optimize-VHD -Path "C:\VHDX\suspect.vhdx" -Mode Full If a differencing VHDX is corrupt and its parent is healthy: If that fails, mounts the VHDX read-only, runs
# Recreate the differencing disk from healthy parent $parentPath = "D:\BaseImages\parent.vhdx" $newChildPath = "E:\VMs\newchild.vhdx" New-VHD -ParentPath $parentPath -Path $newChildPath -Differencing Advanced Script: Auto-Repair with Backup Fallback <# .SYNOPSIS Attempts to repair a VHDX file, falling back to a backup copy. .DESCRIPTION Uses Repair-VHD if possible. If that fails, mounts the VHDX read-only, runs chkdsk, and then replaces with a backup if corruption persists. #> param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$VhdPath,