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sql server database creation from ldf (Log Transaction File)

  • March 9, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    #316711

    I have just ldf file (log transaction file) and there is no data file & any other backup file. Is it possible that I may create a database from this log transaction file. Kindly give me a complete solution for this issue.

    Thanks in advance

  • March 10, 2016 at 1:11 am

    #1864180

    No, I'm sorry. The log file is not enough to restore a database.

    You need the data + log files to attach them (might or might not work depending on how the files were obtained) or a full database backup.

    -- Gianluca Sartori

  • March 10, 2016 at 3:02 am

    #1864189

    There is no solution to that. A log file is unlikely to contain all of the changes made back to the DB's creation, and you can't play it forward alone. You need a full backup to start any restore process.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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