Fix CHKDSK Failed to Transfer Logged Messages to the Event Log with Status 50

About failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50 issue

Symptoms

CHKDSK, the Windows free built-in command line utility is usually the first choice for users to check and repair disk errors. However, sometimes, you may encounter a common error "Failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50" during the hard disk repair process in Windows 10/8.1/8/7/2008/XP/Vista or some other versions. 

Reasons 

"Failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50" error message usually occurs due to two main reasons: there are corruptions or bad sectors in Windows partition or you run Check Disk utility from an installation disk.

How to fix CHKDSK failed to transfer logged messages status 50 

Solution 1. Run chkdsk c: /r /f /v to repair system partition 

Step 1. Run CHKDSK to repair disk corruption or bad sectors

Since 'Failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50' error message might occur because there are corruptions or bad sectors in Windows partition, you can run chkdsk c: /r /f /v command to recover readable information from bad sectors & repair file system errors.

Step 2. Recover data with EaseUS data recovery software

If chkdsk c: /r /f /v failed to repair the corruptions in the hard disk, you may need to find a solution to retrieve your files in case of unexpected data loss disaster. Here EaseUS disk data recovery can help. 

1. Download and launch EaseUS disk data recovery software, select the disk where you want to retrieve your data and click "Scan" button.

2. The software will soon start a quick scan to find the lost & existing data on the hard drive partition. After it completed, a deep scan will automatically launch in order to find more files.

3. After scan, preview and choose the files you want. Finally, click "Recover" button to retrieve and save them on an external hard drive or USB device.

Note: Here, if your internal hard disk is badly damaged and cannot boot to Windows, you have to download EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro with Bootable Media to retrieve your data. For a detailed tutorial, please refer to how to recover data from laptop hard drive that won't boot.

Solution 2. Run CHKDSK after booting to safe mode

If are trying to boot your PC from an installation disk and run CHKDSK, you may get the “Failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50" because the log data can not be written or copied to the installation disk. But don’t worry! You can try running CHKDSK after booting to safe mode to fix the issue. 

1.Remove any peripherals from your computer.
2.Restart your computer.
3.Press the F8 key before the Windows logo appears.
4.Select Safe Mode in the Advanced Boot Options Menu and press Enter.