Backup terminating abnormally

• Nali

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  December 30, 2005 at 11:15 am

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  Getting the message:

  Nonrecoverable I/O error occurred on file 'd:\..MDF'. BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

  I've tried backing up to two separate drives, does this mean the file is corrupt?

   

  Thanks...Nali

• Raghu Pyapili

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  January 2, 2006 at 12:04 am

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  Hi,

  Nali, First make sure that the path supplied is good, then look out for another location.

  Does it have any Error number?

• Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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  January 2, 2006 at 9:09 am

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  Is there anything else in the Windows error log?

  Have you tried a different path/filename to be sure there's not something wrong with that file?

• Nali

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  January 3, 2006 at 5:45 am

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  There wasn't anything else in the event logs. The mdf file itself was corrupt. I was able to detach the database, but not copy or do anything else with the mdf. I was able to copy the log file. I was able to use dbcc to repair and then back it up. The hard drive is showing errors.

  Thanks for your help...Nali