Install issue on new machine

• Dave Kocuba

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  December 7, 2021 at 5:33 pm

  #3961386

  Hello I am having an issue install SQL Express 2012 on a new PC.

  I am getting an error about

  Cannot use file 'master.mdf'

  because it was originally formatted with sector size 4096 and is now on a volume with sector size 16384.

   

  Is there a work around for this?

• ratbak

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  December 7, 2021 at 6:08 pm

  #3961404

  What size of drive?

  What version of Windows? 7 or 8?

  Dell?

  http://www.networksteve.com/forum/topic.php/Why_does_the_SQL_Server_2014_SP1_Express_Installer_Think_that_My/?TopicId=88355&Posts=4

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5c090e72-e83d-4fca-a087-75a3df5d2b4f/localdb-cannot-start-strange-error-in-log-contains-quotsector-size-4096-and-is-now-on-a-volume?forum=sqlexpress

  https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5c090e72-e83d-4fca-a087-75a3df5d2b4f/localdb-cannot-start-strange-error-in-log-contains-quotsector-size-4096-and-is-now-on-a-volume?forum=sqlexpress

• Dave Kocuba

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  December 7, 2021 at 6:32 pm

  #3961413

  1 TB

  Windows 11 Home.

  Samsung.

• Dave Kocuba

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  December 7, 2021 at 7:04 pm

  #3961419

  Is there a way to change the PhysicalBytesPerSector setting?