Which particular file caused "Delayed write failed" error?

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Published on 2010-04-23T12:39:27Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 14:04 UTC
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I sometimes get this error when resuming from hibernation:

Delayed Write Failed: 
Windows was unable to save all the data for the file G:\$Mft. 
The data  has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of
your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save 
this file elsewhere.

I know this is caused because the hard drive (G:, an external USB drive) was (a) plugged in when I hibernated and wasn't ready at wake-up, or (b) I simply forgot to plug it when resuming from hibernation.

My question is: is there any way to see which particular file/folder/etc failed to be written? The hard drive functions correctly before and after, so there seems to be no permanent damage.

Is there a detailed log someplace or a utility? I've searched but found nothing.

Thanks for any help!

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