She detached the VHDX, then re-attached it normally. This time, the drive letter appeared with a file system: NTFS.
She then ran the next-level command:
Her heart sank. This wasn’t a simple fix. how to repair vhdx file
Action > Attach VHD > Browse > Read-only She detached the VHDX, then re-attached it normally
No error. The disk mounted but showed as “RAW.” Not good. But it meant the header was still alive. She detached the VHDX
Maya exhaled. Data loss was expected. But was the file mountable?