Error Corrupt Log Cleared 798 (0x31E): Fix it With 4 Steps

On your PC, you might encounter ERROR_CORRUPT_LOG_CLEARED. This isn’t a major issue, and it usually works as a notification, but if you keep getting it, you might want to try the following steps.

How can I fix ERROR_CORRUPT_LOG_CLEARED?

1. Scan your drive

1. Press the Windows key + S and type cmd. Choose Run as administrator.
   
2. Next, run the following command: chkdsk C: /f /r /x
   
3. Press Y to schedule a scan and restart your PC.

2. Check the SMART status

1. Open Command Prompt as administrator again.
2. Next, run wmic diskdrive get status
   
3. If it says, anything other than OK, it means that your drives are failing and should be replaced.

3. Repair system files

1. Once again, start Command Prompt as administrator.
2. Run the following command and wait for the scan to finish: sfc /scannow
   
3. If the problem still persists, run this scan as well: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
   

4. Check the logs

1. Press the Windows key + X and choose Event Viewer.
   
2. Next, expand Windows Logs and choose System.
   
3. Look for any disk-related errors and try to fix them on your own.

ERROR_CORRUPT_LOG_CLEARED can be recognized by the following message: 798 (0x31E) One of the volume corruption logs was cleared by chkdsk and no longer contains real corruptions.

As we said earlier, this message serves as a notification that chkdsk has cleared the corruption log, but if this issue keeps occurring, we advise you to check your drive and replace it if needed.

This isn’t the only log error, and we covered ERROR_CORRUPT_LOG_CORRUPTED and ERROR_CORRUPT_LOG_OVERFULL in our previous guides, so don’t miss them. ERROR_CORRUPT_LOG_DELETED_FULL also comes close so check it out too.