Recovering a corrupted database in MS SQL Server format

Databases are very important for corporate networks, they can be used by many information systems, from accounting to statistics. If a database gets out of order, this may lead to losses. If it cannot be recovered at all, these losses may be very serious. Databases represent files, like any other documents, they can be easily corrupted by viruses, all sorts of malware, hard drive failures, file system errors, incorrect user actions, etc. Anyway, even a minor error in this file can lead to unavailability of all database, this can influence your corporate network.

Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server (download) can help with this problem and retrieve the data, that was considered to be lost. This tool was developed to repair corrupted databases in MS SQL Server format (Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server supports the following files: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000, 2005 and 2005 64-bit). There’s no magic, we cannot guarantee, that Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server will successfully repair the whole database. Sometimes, databases are heavily damaged, that is why this program cannot recover everything. Data recovery process is performed with step-by-step graphic user interface, only one user action is performed during each step, it is very easy, the process does not require good technical skills, no need to put any extra settings.

During the first step, you should specify a corrupted database in MS SQL Server format. For example, you can click on softkey and open Windows Explorer. Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server supports *.mdf and *.ndf formats, that’s why, these extensions will be specified in the filter. Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server keeps all files, that were processed previously, in a quick access list. If you’d like to select a file, just click on icon, and move the cursor to any document, then left click on it.

Please press Next and pass to the next step. At this stage, Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server will display a dialog, asking, whether it should analyze the source file. If you choose Yes, the program will extract housekeeping data from the source database and preview the data, that can be recovered. To simplify the process, Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server splits window into two parts. In the left, you can see such information categories, like: User Tables and System Tables, Views, Stored Procedures, Functions and User Defined Data Types. If you’ve decided to select one of them, you’ll see the list of available objects and their contents in the right. Please preview this data attentively and make sure, that Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server can successfully repair corrupted data.

During the next step, you should select a way, how to save information. Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server supports both data extraction to your hard drive as scripts in SQL format and data export directly to a database in MS SQL Server format. The first way permits to save extracted data to any server. If you choose this way, you should copy all scripts to any PC for execution and run it there. The second way is easy-to-handle, when your PC is connected to needed database. In this case, data will be exported without extra settings.

After this, you should choose the data, that can be repaired from corrupted files and save it. For your convenience, Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server will show, which files can be successfully extracted. If you’d like to choose some data modules separately, you should check/uncheck appropriate checkboxes. It is also possible to select the entire database, information category or some objects separately (tables, views, stored procedures, etc.), you can also uncheck these selections, when necessary.

When all necessary selections are made, you can start the scanning and save the data, that was successfully extracted. Just click on Start Recovery softkey to start the process. This process depends on some factors, for example, on the source file (its size and structure). Secondly, CPU performance is also important for data recovery process. Please note, that databases can be very large, that is why data recovery process may take up to several days. When the process is finished, Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server will display a report. This report will contain detailed information about data recovery process, that was successfully completed in current session.

So, Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server is a good solution to recover data from corrupted databases in MS SQL Server format. This program is very effective, it can repair as much data, as possible from corrupted databases. Besides, Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server is very easy to use. This tool can be used by anyone, it does not require the presence of good computer skills, it is not necessary to put any extra settings.