Restore issue

  • Why do I get an dmo error 42000 insufficient free space when restoring a 6.6 GB backup than came from an NT server running sql 7 onto a win98 machine running desktop edition of sql 7? Error states only 2.2 GB free when my HD has 32GB free.

  • Is your Win98 running on FAT16 or FAT32?

    Please check the limitations in the following page:

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp

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  • Using FAT32. Originally used HDcopy to go from a 3GB to 40GB. Not sure if this is pertinent. Backup is only 1.6, was it backed up incorrectly? Is there a way to just restore the mdf only?

  • Two things...

    1. Whatever might be your database size, your database backup size will be proportionate to used space in your database.

    2. Your can attach a single file (.mdf), in which case .ldf file will be newly created. But you cannot restore just .MDF file. When you restore from a backup, it'll restore both .MDF and .LDF files.

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  • This is as I thought, just wanting to verify. Still unsure why EM reports only 2.2. GB free though.

  • Can you paste the error including the number?!

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