Comments on: How can I restore a database from .mdf file?

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By: narashiman

narashiman — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:06:26 +0000

Restoring MSSQL Database from .bak files

1. Open SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine.
2. Right click the Databases folder. From the pop-up menu, select New Database.
3. Enter a database name, and then click Ok.
4. Right click the new database icon. From the pop-up menu, select Tasks -> Restore -> Database.
5. Select the From Device option, and then click the browse button.
6. Click Add and navigate to the appropriate file. Click Ok.
7. In the Restore Database window, select the checkbox next to your .bak file.
8. Switch to the Options page. Select the Overwrite the existing databasecheckbox.
9. Click Ok.
10. Verify the contents of your database, which is now active on your local machine.

Restoring MSSQL Database from .mdf files

1. Open SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine.
2. Right click the Databases folder. From the pop-up menu, select Attach.
3. Click Add and select the appropriate .mdf file. Click Ok, and then click Ok again.
4. Verify the contents of your database, which is now active on your local machine.

By: narashiman

narashiman — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:05:11 +0000

The above is the method for converting the .mdf to .bak.
You just need to restore the .mdf file and then take a backup from the SQL Server (which will be in .bak format)

Hope this post help you all.

Cheers!!
Narashiman

By: 6543

6543 — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:49:11 +0000

Hi,
I am having mdf and ldf files but I can’t restore the these files in the database How can I restore the above files? Please can anyone help me?