Disaster....

Scenario:
w2k server sp4
sql server 2k sp3a
I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
of some size.
Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
W2k suggests me to run CHKDSK /F, that I obviously do.
When system restarts that 3,34 GB MDF file is now size 0kb!!!
Now...
I know that I should have a backup but these data aren't so
important...but If I can retrieve them is better than nothing !!!!!
I'm trying to restore some files with lots of recovery tools but I
notice that all of them find thousands of files...
How can I do, if possible, to obtain my MDF back "full" of data?
Any help MUCH MUCH appreciated...
Best Regards.
F.No need to multi-post... I posted an answer in *.setup...
Steve
"Fabri" <no@.sp.am> wrote in message
news:UP5Md.485761$b5.22987015@.news3.tin.it...
> Scenario:
> w2k server sp4
> sql server 2k sp3a
>
> I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
> of some size.
> Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
<snip>

Disaster..

Scenario:
w2k server sp4
sql server 2k sp3a
I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
of some size.
Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
W2k suggests me to run CHKDSK /F, that I obviously do.
When system restarts that 3,34 GB MDF file is now size 0kb!!!
Now...
I know that I should have a backup but these data aren't so
important...but If I can retrieve them is better than nothing !!!!!
I'm trying to restore some files with lots of recovery tools but I
notice that all of them find thousands of files...
How can I do, if possible, to obtain my MDF back "full" of data?
Any help MUCH MUCH appreciated...
Best Regards.
F.
Fabri,
You really shouldn't put SQL Server data files on an exernal USB drive.
Anyway, there's not much you can do in this instance unless you send the
drive off to a specialist for repair (expensive). I have heard that
putting it in the freezer for a few hours can revive it. However, if
your CHKDSK has overwritten or "fixed" sectors on the disk, it is
unlikely you will get the data back without a corrupt MDF file.
I think your only choices here are to restore from backup, or start again.
Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP
http://www.markallison.co.uk
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602m.html
Fabri wrote:
> Scenario:
> w2k server sp4
> sql server 2k sp3a
>
> I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
> of some size.
> Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
> W2k suggests me to run CHKDSK /F, that I obviously do.
> When system restarts that 3,34 GB MDF file is now size 0kb!!!
> Now...
> I know that I should have a backup but these data aren't so
> important...but If I can retrieve them is better than nothing !!!!!
> I'm trying to restore some files with lots of recovery tools but I
> notice that all of them find thousands of files...
> How can I do, if possible, to obtain my MDF back "full" of data?
> Any help MUCH MUCH appreciated...
> Best Regards.
>

Disaster..

Scenario:
w2k server sp4
sql server 2k sp3a
I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
of some size.
Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
W2k suggests me to run CHKDSK /F, that I obviously do.
When system restarts that 3,34 GB MDF file is now size 0kb!!!
Now...
I know that I should have a backup but these data aren't so
important...but If I can retrieve them is better than nothing !!!!!
I'm trying to restore some files with lots of recovery tools but I
notice that all of them find thousands of files...
How can I do, if possible, to obtain my MDF back "full" of data?
Any help MUCH MUCH appreciated...
Best Regards.
F.Fabri,
You really shouldn't put SQL Server data files on an exernal USB drive.
Anyway, there's not much you can do in this instance unless you send the
drive off to a specialist for repair (expensive). I have heard that
putting it in the freezer for a few hours can revive it. However, if
your CHKDSK has overwritten or "fixed" sectors on the disk, it is
unlikely you will get the data back without a corrupt MDF file.
I think your only choices here are to restore from backup, or start again.
Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP
http://www.markallison.co.uk
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602m.html
Fabri wrote:
> Scenario:
> w2k server sp4
> sql server 2k sp3a
>
> I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
> of some size.
> Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
> W2k suggests me to run CHKDSK /F, that I obviously do.
> When system restarts that 3,34 GB MDF file is now size 0kb!!!
> Now...
> I know that I should have a backup but these data aren't so
> important...but If I can retrieve them is better than nothing !!!!!
> I'm trying to restore some files with lots of recovery tools but I
> notice that all of them find thousands of files...
> How can I do, if possible, to obtain my MDF back "full" of data?
> Any help MUCH MUCH appreciated...
> Best Regards.
>

Disaster..

Scenario:
w2k server sp4
sql server 2k sp3a
I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
of some size.
Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
W2k suggests me to run CHKDSK /F, that I obviously do.
When system restarts that 3,34 GB MDF file is now size 0kb!!!
Now...
I know that I should have a backup but these data aren't so
important...but If I can retrieve them is better than nothing !!!!!
I'm trying to restore some files with lots of recovery tools but I
notice that all of them find thousands of files...
How can I do, if possible, to obtain my MDF back "full" of data?
Any help MUCH MUCH appreciated...
Best Regards.
--
F.Fabri,
You really shouldn't put SQL Server data files on an exernal USB drive.
Anyway, there's not much you can do in this instance unless you send the
drive off to a specialist for repair (expensive). I have heard that
putting it in the freezer for a few hours can revive it. However, if
your CHKDSK has overwritten or "fixed" sectors on the disk, it is
unlikely you will get the data back without a corrupt MDF file.
I think your only choices here are to restore from backup, or start again.
--
Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP
http://www.markallison.co.uk
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602m.html
Fabri wrote:
> Scenario:
> w2k server sp4
> sql server 2k sp3a
>
> I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
> of some size.
> Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
> W2k suggests me to run CHKDSK /F, that I obviously do.
> When system restarts that 3,34 GB MDF file is now size 0kb!!!
> Now...
> I know that I should have a backup but these data aren't so
> important...but If I can retrieve them is better than nothing !!!!!
> I'm trying to restore some files with lots of recovery tools but I
> notice that all of them find thousands of files...
> How can I do, if possible, to obtain my MDF back "full" of data?
> Any help MUCH MUCH appreciated...
> Best Regards.
>

Disable sp_MSadd_merge_history

Hi Guys,
I'm currently running a dynamic snapshot replication over a 56k modem. I
have built the snapshot and inserted the snapshot file to a USB key and
applying the snapshot from the USB Key. The problem I am encountering is
that, for every script file that is applied to the local database this sp
get fired to the Head Office server exec sp_MSadd_merge_history, is there
anyway I can disable this for an install as I can't take the server with us.
I dialup to the head office server so authentication can take place, but the
exec sp_MSadd_merge_history is slowing things down a lot.
Thanks Tim.
no, this proc is necessary for tracking information.
"Tim Ford" <tford@.in2focusnospam.com> wrote in message
news:u1mlBUdMEHA.3664@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Guys,
> I'm currently running a dynamic snapshot replication over a 56k modem. I
> have built the snapshot and inserted the snapshot file to a USB key and
> applying the snapshot from the USB Key. The problem I am encountering is
> that, for every script file that is applied to the local database this sp
> get fired to the Head Office server exec sp_MSadd_merge_history, is there
> anyway I can disable this for an install as I can't take the server with
us.
> I dialup to the head office server so authentication can take place, but
the
> exec sp_MSadd_merge_history is slowing things down a lot.
> Thanks Tim.
>