Restoring A Db From A .bak File?
Apr 10, 2006
Hi,
I'm new to sql but have a website running it on a hosted site. I want to
have a local copy of the site running here for testing. I have everything
set on my local machine to run it including MSDE and Enterprise Mgr.
I've created a blank db with the same name,username and password on my local
machine. From my host I received a dbname.bak file which they said I should
just restore to my local machine. This sounded simple but I have no idea
how to do this. When I right click on the db file within Ent.Mgr I see the
Restore option but I can figure out how to designate the dbname.bak file as
the source. I also see an option to import but that isn't any better.
Does anyone have some simple directions which will show me the proper steps
and where I should be to do this? I'd really appreciate it. I assume it's
simple but not having ever done it it has me stumped.
Thanks!
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Sep 5, 2007
We have 2 SQL Server 2k5 servers running the same build - 9.0.2047 . When I backup any database from one server and attempt to restore it to the other, the log file generally increases by 100 fold. It errors out after I try to restore a 100MB db and it tries to create a 9.8GB log file. This happens both when I use the GUI to restore and when I restore from a T-SQL script. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.
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Aug 10, 2000
"Restore Now" button is greyed out after choosing to "Add File". I know I've done this before, can't figure out the problem.
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Aug 25, 1998
I have a .dat file from a SQL Server 6.5 database and am trying to restore it on my server. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need more information, please let me know. If it`s not obvious, I`m new to SQL Server so try not to gloss too much over the details.
Thanks,
Nelson
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Jan 12, 2004
Tried restoring a database from .bak file through Enterprise Manager and also by usng the following code :
RESTORE DATABASE DBB
FROM DISK = 'c:DBA.BAK'
WITH
REPLACE,
RECOVERY,
MOVE 'ap0data' TO 'c:mssqldataapm_data.mdf',
MOVE 'ap0Log' TO 'c:mssqldataapm_log.ldf'
But, I get an error :
Server: Msg 3156, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
The file 'd:mssql7dataapm.mdf' cannot be used by RESTORE. Consider using the WITH MOVE option to identify a valid location for the file.
I have got the two filenames i.e."ap0data" and "ap0log" by using the command "restore fileslistonly from disk = c:dba.bak".
Can anyone help me to do the things rigtly ?
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Jul 27, 2007
I have tried unsuccessfully to attach a database that doesnt have its corresponding log file.
Is this possible in SQL 2005?
Please help.
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Mar 2, 2001
I have a MSSQL7 data file mydata_data.mdf that I would like to load into my MSSQL7.
When I try to restore to my database, I got an error message saying MSSQl does not recognize the file as a valid backup file.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
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Apr 2, 2008
I am using MS SQL 2005 Express. I have a database with two filegroups, the PRIMARY default filegroup, and then filegroup X. I have a backup of the PRIMARY filegroup only, and am trying to restore it to my database. When I select the .bak file to restore from, I am NOT given any 'backup sets to restore' - I therefore cannot select the filegroup to restore it. Can anyone advise? (NOTE - I have backed up the transaction log on the database I am restoring to already)
Thanks
MArco
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Jan 8, 2008
Here is the problem in details :
It’s a classical ASP ( not .net ) website and it has a sql server 2000 backend database. I’m moving the website to a new windows 2003 server with sql server 2005 standard edition.
The hosting company ( Godaddy ) of the website refused to give me the mdf & ldf files for security reasons so they only allow to give .bak files.
I restored the database to sql server 2005 using the .bak file , the sql server has SQL server authentication, and everything seemed to be nice.
The problem is :
The database has a user name and he is the owner of the database schema. When I try to login with it the sql server says invalid login.
How to change the PASSWORD of this user after the backup?
I tried other scenarios to solve the problem but with no hope…. Some of them were:
•I added a new user to the SERVER security node, and I mapped it to the database schema, it worked fine BUT : all SQL statements in the code are like “ SELECT * from table� not “SELECT * FROM scehma.table�… so I don’t think the user was mapped correctly?
•I tried to delete the old user, but sql server said that he is the owner of the schema.
The only solution I have now is to change all sql statements in the code to be like “SELECT * FROM schema.table “… which will be a GREAT PAIN.
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Jul 20, 2005
Hello.Can anyone tell me if a SQL Server 2000 database can berecovered only from the MDF and log files ?I have no backups.Thanks in advance
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Oct 4, 2006
how 2 restore database in MS SQL 2005 using .mdf & .ldf file
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Feb 21, 2008
Hello
I am trying to restore a file from a file/filegroup backup from our live server to a test machine but keep getting the following error:
The supplied backup is not on the same recovery path as the database, and is ineligible for use for an online file restore.
The location of the files on the live server are different to where they will be on the test machine but from my understanding of the restore t-sql i thought it the move would locate them to where they should be? here is my restore command i am running:
RESTORE DATABASE TestDB
FILE = 'File1'
,file ='File2'
,file ='File3'
,file ='File4'
,file ='File5'
,file ='File6'
FROM disk = 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLBackupFileGroup.bak'
WITH norecovery,
MOVE 'File1' TO 'C:sqlarchivesFile1.ndf' ,
MOVE 'File2' TO 'C:sqlarchivesFile2.ndf' ,
MOVE 'File3' TO 'C:sqlarchivesFile3.ndf' ,
MOVE 'File4' TO 'C:sqlarchivesFile4.ndf' ,
MOVE 'File5' TO 'C:sqlarchivesFile5.ndf' ,
MOVE 'File6' TO 'C:sqlarchivesFile6.ndf',
I can not find any info about this error i am getting, can anyone point me in the direction of where to try and troubleshoot this message please?
Thanks
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Sep 24, 2007
Hello everybody!
Does anyone know how to restore a database from a .dmp file? I'm using the SQL Server Enterprise Manager to do that.
I've searched within the program, but i didn't find anything.
Thanks.
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Jun 25, 2007
I got a .bak file from my friendI want to restore the data base in my system(presently I don’t have any database in my system).But while I try to restore itI am getting an error“System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Directory lookup for the file "D:Microsoft SQL Server 2005mydatabase.mdf" failed with the operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.). (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)�I have installed Microsoft sql server in a different directory not in D: where he is installedI can successfully restore the back up files of data base on my own systemBut not the backup files created from others systems
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Oct 30, 2007
Hi all,
My question is:
If I need to restore a database when all I have is the backup file, do I need to recreate all the tables, or is it possible to restore into a new database ?
Is it possible to restore a sql server 2000 database into a sql server 2005 database ?
Thanks in advance.
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Mar 26, 2008
Hi all,I have installed sql server express edition and using this with asp.net website application. It was working fine,I am using .mdf file as database in app_code folder of asp.net website application, but now there is one issue which is with a particular table records.In this table some of the columns has got the same value for all records in the table. so, now i want my previous(original) data as backup, but unable to do so. I am using third party tools for recovery. Can anyone please guide me to resolve this issue.Thanks in advance
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Nov 28, 2000
Hi Everybody,
Our branch office in Europe has sent full 'backup' file of capacity 25GB.
I have to restore this backup to our database. Their database is 'Candidate'
and our database is 'client'. Both these databases have different logical
names and physical names.
The following Batch script only I hv executed,
RESTORE DATABASE Client
FROM DISK = 'd:dumppaw01dump.bak'
WITH MOVE 'candidatedata' TO 'e:mssqldataclient_data.mdf',
MOVE 'candidatelog' TO 'd:mssqllogclient_log.ldf',
REPLACE
Can anybody tell me, what I have executed above is correct or not. Now
restoration is going on for more than an hr. Still it is going on. Is there
any other way to restore this backup set very fastly.
Our server has got very good hardware setup. Good amount of hard disk space.
4GB RAM Memory. Running 4 processors. No other service is running apart from
SQL Server. Right now nobody is accessing the server.
How long it will take to restore this backupset?. This is urgent please.
Any help would be appreciated.
tks in advance,
Sri
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Feb 27, 2014
I have created the file group for my database.First i took backup of individual file group(mdf and ndf) then I tried to restore only secondary(ndf) file group.I got error like
Restore failed for Server 'pcnameSQLEXPRESS'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended)
File 'regSQL_dat' was not backed up in file 1 on device 'D:vtndf.bak'. The file cannot be restored from this backup set.
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 3144)
When i tried to restore only primary file group i got the same error.
Can i restore individual file group? I
For the purpose of data archiveng,i have taken back up of ndf file (it contains very old data) & i have removed this file from database.Now my customer asking these file data.Now i have to again attach/restore this ndf file.how to attach/restore.
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Sep 23, 2014
Been asked to restore an orphaned MDF file leftover after a botched uninstall - no .bak file. Tried to reattach, but got an error, I don't think it had been detached. My initial answer was, "No, very likely can't be done".
Am I right? Or is there a way of attaching it that doesn't require it to have been detached?
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May 15, 2015
I am trying to restore a database called BCC_DB (I'm actually just needing one table opened to find some data in one column) so I created a blank database called BCCrestore.
I have a .bak file called BCC_DB_backup_201505020017.bak.
I placed it in my local drive C:BCC_DB_backup_201505020017.bak and tried the SQL:
RESTORE DATABASE BCCrestore FROM DISK = 'C:BCC_DB_backup_201505020017.bak'
GO
I get an error:
Msg 3201, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
Cannot open backup device 'C:BCC_DB_backup_201505020017.bak'. Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
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Mar 7, 2008
Hello,
I have just installed sql server 2005 in a windows server 2003 server.
i tried to create a new database from a backup file. after selecting the backup to restore i got the net message.
Restore failed for Server '<ServerName>'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Directory lookup for the file'<D:file name.mdf>'. failled with Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.). (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
i found some information about and it says that it has something to do with the sql writer service i tryed stopping the service but i could not restore the db.
any recomendations to restore this database.
thank's
Michael
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Oct 23, 2006
Is it possible to restore SQL2000 backup to SQL2005? Or I have to restore the DB to SQL2000 and then upgrade it to SQL2005?
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Thanks,
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Apr 7, 2008
Hi,
I'm trying to write a restore script. In the past I've always used the SSMS GUI to restore. When running the script below, the process got stuck at around 90%. Eventually I aborted the restore and found out that my C drive was full. The log file of the database I was restoring was 32GB. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.
Code Snippet
ALTER DATABASE [oms] SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
GO
RESTORE DATABASE [oms]
FROM DISK = N'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLBackupOMS_Blank_Production.bak'
WITH FILE = 1,
REPLACE,
STATS = 10
GO
ALTER DATABASE [oms] SET MULTI_USER;
GO
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Apr 3, 2007
Hello Everyone,
I am trying to restore a bak file which came with code for a tutorial. I think it is safe to restore, but sql server 2005 express has the following problem when I try to restore it.
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express------------------------------
Restore failed for Server 'BOBSQLEXPRESS'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.3042.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Restore+Server&LinkId=20476
------------------------------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The operating system returned the error '5(Access is denied.)' while attempting 'RestoreContainer::ValidateTargetForCreation' on 'C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDashboard.mdf'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.3042.00&LinkId=20476
The links given for help have no information about the problem and I'm not really sure where I should be looking to solve this. I'm a newbie to databases so if you could provide a step-by-step answer that would be best. Thanks in advance.
Robert
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Oct 30, 2007
I am newbie to SQL database.When I try to restore the SQL database using the Restore database option in SQL server 2005 following error occurs
Restore failed for Server 'MANASIDSQLEXPRESS'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.1399.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Restore+Server&LinkId=20476
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing 'KAM_Manasi' database. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
If the back up file contains files other than I want to restore, how can I restore the files I want in my database?
Please help ,its argent.
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Oct 25, 2010
I have a .abf file, which I am attempting to restore. I go to Management Studio and attempt to restore the cube.
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"File 'C:/.......' specified in restore command is damaged or is not an AS backup file.
The following error occured:
Access is denied (Microsoft SQL Server 2008  R2 Analysis Services)
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Apr 4, 2007
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Is there a way I run the restore to split the 74 gb datafile across drives on my target node?
Thanks for any help.
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Aug 22, 2007
I'm working on a restore procedure for the case where all MDF filesare missing, but the LDF files are all intact. A full backup is doneevery 24 hours, and a log backup is done every 3 hours. Afterrestoring the last full + log backups, is it at all possible to usethe LDF files to recover data from that point up to a newer point intime?I've found a post which explains how to do this on SQL Server 2000<http://groups.google.com/group/comp...s.ms-sqlserver/browse_thread/thread/3ef5c7cbc0a83334/f3b0c70811d35ed7>, but step 4fails with the following error message:BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current databasebackup.
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Sep 6, 2007
I want to read certain data from the backup file of MS SQL 2000 without restoring the database backup file. Based on the data selected I will manage the further functionality such as restoration of the backup file.
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Mar 30, 2007
We have a set of databases some are fully read-only others have read-only file groups, is there any way to restore backups of these taken on an MSDE 2000 to an SQL Express 2005 instance?
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These databases are used in the field by customers althought the controlled upgrade requires a backup before (and blocks if it fails) and tries a backup after if the post upgrade backup fails (due to disk space) we might need to recover from this odd situation.
The only solution I have is install MSDE some place restore to this then do the controlled upgrade again, any other ideas?
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I wonder how do I shrink log file in a specific database which in Mirror/Synchronized/Restoring state..So that database is in Mirror server ( High availability ).
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Jan 9, 2007
I did a full backup of a db from one server(Express2005) and trying to restore it to a different instance of SQL2005 on the same development machine. (Also had some fulltext columns if that means anything)
Many failures but finally got it to report all was successful except the icon in Object Explorer shows (Restoring...) with no indication of any real activity going on. It's a tiny database with hardly any data in it.
Just not sure what the heck is going on there. It also won't let me into the database until this the (Restoring...) goes away.
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