SQL Tools :: How To Repair Backup Of MDF File Database
Jun 30, 2014One of our clients gets the following error when trying to backup a database:
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Tools To Repair Corrupt Data File
Aug 19, 2005Hi,
Some of the data files on our database got corrupted. Is there any tool to get just the data out of the data files and dump somewhere. We can manually rebuild the database using the schema scripts and loading the data. Appreciate any help. Any suggestions are welcome too.
Thanks.
SQL Tools :: Repair Database Without Being Attached (2005)
May 17, 2015Is it possible to try repair a database without being attached, giving the path to the files?
I'm trying to attach a database that i recover from a disk, and i'm not able to attach, gives me an error, saying i should do a db check.
The Database File May Be Corrupted. Run The Repair Utility To Check The Database File. [ Database Name = SDMMC Storage Cardwinp
Oct 9, 2007yes,I have an error, like 'The database file may be corrupted. Run the repair utility to check the database file. [ Database name = SDMMC Storage Cardwinpos_2005WINPOS2005.sdf ]' .I develope a program for Pocket Pcs and this program's database sometimes corrupt.what can i do?please help me
View 4 Replies View RelatedSQL Tools :: Differential Backup File Extension
Dec 8, 2008I have just begun to try out differential backups. Almost every reference I found on the internet said to use a .dif file extension. Books Online "Back Up Database Task (Maintenance Plan) MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/uirfsql9/html/ed1ef012-fa14-4ba5-bafe-d1527ba065b3.htm only says :
Backup file extension Specify the extension to use for the backup files. The default is .bak.
Using .dif for the differential shows "Microsoft Office Excel Data Interchange Format" as the type when looking at the backup folder. URL... indicates that .dif has 11 different uses, including "Difference data file." In a couple of posts in this forum in April and May of this year David Dye said that the file extension for differential backups is .bak, the same as for the full backup.
If this is the case, this would cause a problem with our maintenance plan policy which is to retain the two most recent backup files on the server. If we do a full backup for the base on the weekend and differential backups the rest of the week, our full backup would have to be restored from out tape system before we could do a restore. Recoveries are pretty rare, but when we get that panicked phone call that someone accidently deleted all the records of a major client, time is of the essence in getting that point in time restore done.
Backup Strategy - SQL2005 Tools Versus 3rd Party Tools
Jun 1, 2007I am running SQL Server 2005 x64 Enterprise under Windows 2003 x64 Enterprise. My current backup strategy uses T-SQL jobs run by SQL Agent (writes out *.bak files) and then I have an Integration Services job that copies the *.bak files to our NAS device. I have performed a restore without issue. The jobs are all automated every four hours via SQL Agent. Is this a sound strategy or are there additional benefits to using 3rd party tools? If so, what are the advantages and which tool provides them?
SQL Tools :: Management Studio Not Showing All Backup Sets When Restoring A Database?
Oct 16, 2015I am backing up a database as follows:
backup database PPLicense to disk = 'D:License.bak'
I have run this 5 times. If I know run this command:
restore headeronly from disk = 'D:License.bak'
I can see 5 entries returned this all looks good. In SQL Management studio I try and restore this database by selecting the file. The Restore Database dialog only shows the last backup set position i.e. position 5 and now the 4 before it. Why is this not showing the 4 previous backups?
I am using SQL Server 2012 SP 2 (Version 11.0.3460).
Error Message Run Repair Utility When Using Sqlceengine.repair
Sep 26, 2007
Hi there.
I have a corrupt .sdf database sat on a SD Card but i am unable to find a way to repair it.
So far I have tried a few different methods, most of which just tell me what i already know i.e. "the database is corrupt and needs repairing!!"
I am unable to open the file in SSMS object browser (see above message) which means i cant run repair / shrink utilites.
I am also unable to add the database to a vs2005 project (again see above message) meaning again i can't run any repair utilities.
I have also tried using the compact / Repair utility in Query analyser 3.0 on my Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA but once again i am greeted with an "error reading file - Run the Repair Utility" Message.
Lastly i've tried using the SQLCEengine.repair method and, depending on whether i do it on the PDA or on a desktop pc it throws the exceptions "Error occurred reading database file - run the repair utility"(PDA) or "invalid database type" (PC)
Can anyone shed any light as to whether there is another (easier???) way of doing this or if i just have to face it that this file is lost?
Thanks
ps. the code i used for the .repair is as below:
Dim conn As SqlCeEngine
Dim strdb As String
strdb = "SD CardPathnameDatabase.sdf"
conn = New SqlCeEngine(String.Format("Data Source={0}", strdb))
If conn.Verify = False Then
conn.Repair(Nothing, RepairOption.RecoverCorruptedRows)
MsgBox("Successfully Repaired")
End If
How To Repair Torn Page On SQL Data File?
Jul 20, 2005I got help from Dan Guzman on how to set single-user-mode.Thank you very much.After seting single-user-mode, I run DBCC CHECKDB('MYDATABASE',REPAIR_REBUILD)Tehre are error messages.How can I repair torn page problem?Thanks.*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!
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Apr 1, 2008I should restore a SQL Server 2005 Database from backup. The backup contains three files, named user.bak0, user.bak1 and user.bak2.
How is the syntax of the restore filelistonly and the restore database ... ?
I usualy write
restore filelistonly from disk = 'path and filenam.bak'
restore database. zy
from disk = 'path and filename.bak'
with replace,
move.....
move....
This works but I cannot use it with a splitted backup file. The files are much too big to put together to one file.
Thanks in advance for any help.
SQL Tools :: Tools To Determine Version From BAK File
Apr 24, 2014Is there - apart from the notorious RESTORE HEADERONLY - an tool which is able to tell which SQL Server version created a specific BAK file? I'm looking for a tool that can be used w/o an available/running SQL Server installation.
Alternatively, is there any documentation about what is read with RESTORE HEADERONLY so I could write a tool myself?
Where would I find the version "bytes" in a BAK file?
Database Repair - Need Help Please!
Apr 28, 2008I started getting errors everytime i try to access my webmail(horde), my zencart and my forum so i asked my website host and they say i need to repair the SQL database. I have no idea what this means, can someone help please?
The errors are:
Horde: A fatal error has occurred
Could not connect to database for SQL SessionHandler.
Details have been logged for the administrator.
Zencart: 0 DB_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED
in:
[db_cache table]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.
SMF Forum: Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
Please help, i am totally lost!
Repair Corrupted Database?
Mar 20, 2000I am backing up SQL 6.5 DB using Backup Exec 7.2 on NT 4.0 server SP4 with SQL server agent. The backup job ends in Failed status and a warning that DBname is corrupt. I then try to run DBCC Checkdb, newalloc, and checkcatalog commands to repair the DB. No further ahead yet. Are there any other commands that I can perform on the DB so that the corruption can be repaired, or verified there indeed is corruption of DB?
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Aug 17, 2004I'm an Access man moving towards SQL Server and I'm interested in knowing if there is a utility for my SQL Server version 7 database that is similar to Access' Compact and Repair utility? I'd like a recommendation from a guru on what Prevenatative Maintenance measures I should be running daily/weekly/monthly etc...
Thanks in advance.
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Compact And Repair Database ?
Aug 29, 2006I want to use function "Compact and repair database" in SQL Server2000 which like function Access 2003.
How can i do ?
Thank you very much.
Suspect Database - How To Retrieve And Repair
Apr 24, 2000Running SQL 7, Standard version. I had a database marked 'suspect'. I copied the MDF and LDF files to another directory, then deleted the suspect database. I tried to create a new database and attach the MDF file to it. It did not work. Any other ideas? I have no other backups of the data. I am willing to pay for consulting over the phone if necessary.
View 1 Replies View RelatedRepair Database And Delete Transaction Log
Nov 7, 2004How can I repair the database (5 gb) and remove the transaction log (45 gb). Whenever I run the maintanence wizard, it corrupts the db and I have to restore the db. Whenever I try to shrink the transaction log, the query runs but it doesn't shrink it at all. Is there a manual method for either of these and if so, how?
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Aug 29, 2013If we restore a database (full backup) first and continuously apply its transnational log backups, do we end up with two identical databases at page level eventually?
If so, page level repair to principle server may work as documented. I can see SAN level mirroring will give you exactly two identical databases at page level eventually at some point of time.
I can see Sybase device (in MS word file) level mirroring will give you two identical things at page level for same device.
But applying the transcriptional logs sequentially on the other servers, can SQL Server guarantee these two databases are identical at page level given there is server configuration can be different?
Repair Northwind Database In SQL Server Management Studio Express
May 7, 2007Hi all,
Long time ago, I downloaded the Northwind and pubs databases from the Microsoft website (I do not remember the details of it) and installed these two databases together into the SQL Server Management Studio Express of my PC (Microsoft Windows XP Pro). I tried to learn an example of using "User Instance" (source code was from a book) on the Northwind database located in my SQL Server Management Studio Express. I just find out that my Northwind database has the title only and no tables at all. If I click on the "+" in front of the "Northwind", I got the following error message:
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
Failed to retrieve data for this request.(Microsoft SqlServer.Express.SmoEnum)
Additional information:
One or more files do not match the primary file of the database. If you are attempting to attach a database, retry the operation with the correct files. If this is an existing database, the file may be corrupted and should be restored from backup. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 5173)..
Please help and tell me how I can repair this Northwind database in my SQL Server Management Studio Express.
Scott Chang
P. S.
I deleted the name 'Northwind' in my SQL Server Management Studio Express, executed the "SQL2005DBScriptsInstnwind" program and I got the following error message: Msg 1802, Level 16, State 4, Line 1
CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file name listed could not be created. Checked related errors.
Msg 5170, Level 16, state 1, Line 1
Cannot create file 'c:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1DATAorthwindorthwind.ldf' because it already exist. Change the file path or the file name, and retry the operation.
Msg 15100, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_dboption, Line 64
The database 'Northwind' does not exist. Use sp_helpdb to show available database.
Msg 911, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Could not locate entry in sysdatabases for database 'Northwind'. No entry found with that name. Make sure that name is entered correctly
Error 25115 Wrong Page (potential Database Corruption). Try Running The Repair Utility.
May 2, 2008
Hi,
Please Help, I am very desparate for a solution to this one.
I have an error appearing
"Error 25115 Wrong Page (potential database corruption). Try Running the Repair Utility."
I have SQL Server Enterprise set up with Merge replication, it is being used to Sync with Windows Mobile Devices as the subscribers.
All the Windows Mobile subscribers have been synchronising fine up until recently, when 1 of the Subscribing Windows Mobile devices received this error.
The day after, another device Synchronised fine the first time (note that the Synchronisation was a long one and the SDF grew in size dramatically while the synchronisation occured, but the Sync worked fine and the SDF dropped back to its initial size) The 2nd sync 5 mins later failed however so this Mobile device has the same error also.
Any suggestions as to the below are much appreciated
a) Why this error occurs?
b)How do you resolve this error?
c)What is the Repair utility mentioned in the error, and is it of use to me?
Thanks in advance, I am very greatful for any advice.
Restoring Database From Backup File
Oct 30, 2007Hi 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.
Copying Database Backup File
Nov 6, 2003This is a pretty basic question, but I've generated a backup file for one of my SQL 2000 databases, and I need to copy the backup file to another computer so I can burn it on CD. Whenever I try to copy the file, I get an error message saying that the file is in use by another process and can't be copied. I have tried detaching the database, shutting down Enterprise Manager, stopping the MSSQL service, but all to no avail. There must be a way to do this, but I can't get it to work. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Apr 8, 2006hello All !!
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2) if i delete that Database ?
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Database Backup File Size
Oct 27, 2004How does backup database command works? I don't see size of database backup file increasing while backup is in progress OR is it locked till the backup is finished.
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Create New Database From Backup File?
Feb 20, 2004Hi all,
I have a ploblem...
i have ful backup file, diffrential backup file, transaction log backup file.
i want to create a new database form backup file.
i do it follow :
Using Enterprise manager
1. Rrestore database from full backup file. it is ok.
2. affter that i restore different database differential backup file. it does not work, the error is :' Theproceding operationdid not specify WITH NORECOVERY or WITH STANDBY. Resatr the restore sequence, specifying WITH NORECOVERY or WITH STANDBY for all but the final step. RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally'
please show me,
nest regard.
Making A Sql Backup File A Database
Mar 5, 2004Hi
I have copied a sql server backup file. I would like to make it a live database. How would I do this??
Restore Database From Backup File
May 4, 2015Now i must restore a database from a backup file of MS SQL Sever 6.5,but this file is bad. When i restore database from this file, SQL Server tell me that the format of this file is not file format of SQL Server 6.5.So that I must repair this backup file firstly. I don't know database file format of SQL Server 6.5.
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Feb 5, 2008Hello!
I am trying to find out name of the backup file database was restored from (I am restoring from DISK), something similar to physical_device_name in backupmediafamily. restorehistory doesn't have this information.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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Can I Create A Database From Backup File
Jul 21, 2007
hi
is it possible to create a database using backup in sql server DE??????????
like we can do in full edition using restore option........
Who Is Holding A Database Backup-file?
Jun 23, 2007I don't know where to post this kind of stuff so here goes...
I have maintenance plans which sometimes fail because the delete step reports that the old backup file is "in use." I have no idea how to determine what Windows thinks is holding the file. HOw do you determine who is holding a file hostage??
Thanks.
Is Copy Of Database And Log File Enough For Backup?
Jun 10, 2006Hello,
i would like to copy the SQL Server Express database .mdf and .ldf files for backup. Is this ok?
Autoclose = true and recovery model = simple.
Must i detach the database before copy the 2 files or can i copy the 2 files without detach at any time? When connections are open (also remote connections).
Can i copy at any time even when transactions are active?
I would like to write a copy programm which copies the 2 files every 30 minuutes. Only 30 minutes of work could be lost.
This would be enough for me and i don't have to care for the the BACKUP and RESTORE stuff. In the past i used BACKUP and when i needed this BACKUP it did not run. Returns some error message..
Is copy ok? When is it possible? At any time or must all transactions be comitted? Must all connections (remotes too) be closed? Must the database be detached?
Is this enough to have a valid backup? Backup would be an attach of the .mdf file.
Or must i use the BACKUP and RESTORE stuff? Why?
If so, for what reason is the AUTO CLOSE property there?
Regards,
Markus
How To Import The Database Data From Backup File ?
Nov 20, 2007Hello,All:
I have two sql 2000 servers,one for production and the other is for backup server,I used the sql agent to create bakup daily in Sql server Enterprise Manager.
Now I want to import the backup data(generated by production server),I don't know how to do it.
Is it possible to do it ? anyone can give me a soluation ?
thanks in advanced!
Restore SQL Server Database From A File Backup
Mar 19, 2001Hello,
I have a user database which has 1 data file and 1 logfile.
I did a complete backup of the database to a file on the disk drive, using Enterprise manager. Due to some reason, I had to drop the database. The only way I could restore it was by,
1. Create the database with the same name.
2. Restore the complete backup from the file device.
While doing so,
I get the message "Backup set holds the backup of daatabase other than the existing 'userdbname' database. BAckup terminating."
Is it because the database was dropped and recreated.
If I choose the option to overwrite, it restores successfully.
Is this normal and right way to do it? Is there any thing else that I need to take care of, while backup or restore?
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks,
MMS