Agreed with @jeff.

During the SQL Server installation, you must have allowed at least one Windows user to have access to SQL Server and be able to log into SQL Server using this...

If you have 'MSXML  Parser' in Add or Remove Programs applet, click Change and then Repair. If it does not exist in Add or Remove Programs - rerun the SQL...

Well, that's a critical situation as backup is also encrypted. Did you get any key from the hacker to decrypt the file?

In my org, we have faced the ransomware issue....

this error means that some other process put a lock on a database file (or other related SQL Server files as well, i.e. log files, etc.) and SQL Server cannot...

TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS

1. Install and run SQL Management Studio to access the database.

2. Make a full backup of the database mentioned in the Description line of the error.

3. Stop all Milestone...

are you getting any warning or message popup?

The problem is due to the lack of permissions for SQL Server to access the mdf & ldf files. All these procedures will work :

1. you can directly change the...

Hi,

You can check this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb4527376-cumulative-update-1-for-sql-server-2019-a8dae09e-96b5-9f13-9092-977341fafe17

Below are some reasons that could interfere with the restore process and throw the ‘restore of database failed because the database is in use’ error:

1. You are connected to the...

You should read this thread: https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/254796/restore-a-database-with-a-different-name-on-the-same-server

Here's the blog where I found the answer: https://bahtisametcoban.home.blog/2019/01/04/always-on-availability-groups-with-multi-subnet-failover-cluster/.

In case you don't feel like reading through it, the answer is

If you enable [Availability Groups] before cluster is fully...

http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1894/attach-a-sql-server-database-with-a-missing-transaction-log-file/

http://www.stellarinfo.com/blog/attach-sql-database-without-transaction-log-file/

Is there any other option?

This handy page from Microsoft should be very useful for you as it explains in detail how to carry out a migration and the tools and methods available: Supported Version...

Read Paul's solution from this question: https://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/topic/how-to-restore-ndf-file-in-database-sql-2005