How to restore backup file by query..?

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RESTORE DATABASE z
   FROM DISK = 'E:\z.bck' ;

this query gives error..please tell me..

Posted 24-Jun-15 18:49pm

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barneyman 25-Jun-15 0:57am

<sigh> what error do you get?

Member 11337367 25-Jun-15 1:03am

Msg 3201, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
Cannot open backup device 'E:\z.bck'. Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

barneyman 25-Jun-15 1:33am

right - so does that file exist on the E drive, and does the user you're running the script as have access to that path?

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Suvendu Shekhar Giri · Answer 1 · 2015-06-24T19:05:00

Solution 1

Spelling mistake in backup file name
try-

SQL

RESTORE DATABASE z
   FROM DISK = 'E:\z.bak' ;

Hope, it helps :)

Posted 24-Jun-15 19:05pm

Suvendu Shekhar Giri

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Member 11337367 25-Jun-15 1:14am

No...still error is same..

**Nirav Prabtani** · Answer 2 · 2015-06-24T19:17:00

Solution 2

First verify your backup file path.
It should exists.
Then you have written wrong backfile extension it should ".bak" not ".bck"
Correct it and then try.

SQL

USE [master]
GO
ALTER DATABASE DatabaseName SET RECOVERY SIMPLE
GO
RESTORE DATABASE [DatabaseName] FROM DISK = 'c:\Your Path\Filename.bak'

Posted 24-Jun-15 19:17pm

Nirav Prabtani

Updated 24-Jun-15 20:48pm

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Member 11337367 25-Jun-15 1:32am

no different error..
Msg 3159, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
The tail of the log for the database "z" has not been backed up. Use BACKUP LOG WITH NORECOVERY to backup the log if it contains work you do not want to lose. Use the WITH REPLACE or WITH STOPAT clause of the RESTORE statement to just overwrite the contents of the log.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

Nirav Prabtani 25-Jun-15 2:48am

try that before backup

ALTER DATABASE DatabaseName SET RECOVERY SIMPLE

Nirav Prabtani 25-Jun-15 2:48am

Try updated solution