How do you use the diskpart retain command? REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image cannot be stored in the specified volume. Use the RETAIN command in DISKPART to prepare the volume and try again.

2020-03-17

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_{Tuesday, March 17, 2020 6:26 PM}

C:\windows\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1

DISKPART> sel dis 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> lis par

Partition ### Type              Size     Offset

Partition 1    Primary            499 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2    Primary            689 GB   500 MB
Partition 3    Primary           2056 MB   689 GB
Partition 4    Recovery          7148 MB   691 GB

DISKPART> sel par 4

Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 4
Type : 27
Hidden: No
Active: No
Offset in Bytes: 742657097728

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info

* Volume 4 RAW Partition 7148 MB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> assign letter=t

DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point.

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

C:\windows\system32>Reagentc /Setreimage /Path T:\Recovery\WindowsRE /Target C:\Windows
REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image cannot be stored in the specified volume. Use the RETAIN command in DISKPART to prepare the volume and try again.

C:\windows\system32>

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_{Wednesday, March 18, 2020 3:10 AM}

Hi,

Try to use:

C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /setreimage /path \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
Directory set to: \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE

To get more information, please refer to the link below.

https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/74508-cant-create-windows-10-recovery-drive-required-files-missing.html

For more detail information, you can refer to:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/60905d6a-c664-47a9-9b55-abc0bc08f955/creating-a-recovery-disk?forum=win10itprosetup

Best Regards,

Daniel

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_{Wednesday, March 18, 2020 7:13 AM}

C:\windows\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1

DISKPART> lis dis

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt

Disk 0 Online 698 GB 0 B

DISKPART> sel dis 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> lis vol

Volume ### Ltr Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info

Volume 0     G                       DVD-ROM         0 B No Media
Volume 1     K   System Rese NTFS   Partition    499 MB Healthy    System
Volume 2     C   Windows      NTFS   Partition    689 GB Healthy    Boot
Volume 3     D   HP_TOOLS     FAT32 Partition   2056 MB Healthy

DISKPART> lis par

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

C:\windows\system32>reagentc /setreimage /path \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image cannot be stored in the specified volume. Use the RETAIN command in DISKPART to prepare the volume and try again.

C:\windows\system32>Directory set to: \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
'Directory' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\windows\system32>

The command did not work.

How do you use the retain command?

_{Wednesday, March 18, 2020 8:06 AM}

Hi,

I tested your command and my command, it is my result:

You can also see this:

https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/128950-problem-setting-recovery-partition-after-moving-partitions.html

Best Regards,

Daniel

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_{Wednesday, March 18, 2020 8:14 AM}

C:\windows\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.18362.1

DISKPART> lis dis

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt

Disk 0 Online 698 GB 0 B

DISKPART> sel dis 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> lis vol

DISKPART> lis par

DISKPART> sel par 4

Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 4
Type : 27
Hidden: No
Active: No
Offset in Bytes: 742657097728

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info

* Volume 4 T RAW Partition 7148 MB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

C:\windows\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

    Windows RE status:         Disabled
    Windows RE location:
    Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 238da88d-49fb-11e9-92c9-c3d8e506f5ea
    Recovery image location:
    Recovery image index:      0
    Custom image location:
    Custom image index:        0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

C:\windows\system32>reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found.

C:\windows\system32>

The command did not work on this recovery partition.

How do you use the retain command?

_{Thursday, March 19, 2020 3:20 AM}

Hi,

>>Windows RE status: Disabled

Have you already enabel Win RE?

Try to see this:

https://support.infrasightlabs.com/article/how-to-enable-winrm-on-windows-servers-clients/

Daniel

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_{Thursday, March 19, 2020 8:23 AM}

For this thread I want to learn how to use the retain command.

The recovery partition was disabled because it was RAW.

The reagentc /enable command failed because it was RAW.

Format quick also failed.

Mini Tool partition wizard has a right click option to explore partitions.

The recovery partition files were present.

Somehow the NTFS file system was corrupted and displayed RAW.

When there are problems with a boot partition the partition can often be fixed or replaced.

For this thread I want to learn how to use the retain command to be able to follow the diskpart result:

Reagentc /Setreimage /Path T:\Recovery\WindowsRE /Target C:\Windows
REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image cannot be stored in the specified volume. Use the RETAIN command in DISKPART to prepare the volume and try again.

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