Know How to Repair MDF File using MS SQL Repair Tool
First open the software.
For this, you need to go to the Start menu » Programs » SysTools SQL Recovery » SysTools SQL Recovery. Initial software screen will appear as displayed below:
Select the damages or corrupted SQL Server MDF file. For this, you need to click on the Browse button. Software will display the following screen:
- Browse the corrupt MDF file in the above screen and then click on the Open button.
- After this, software will show you the location path of selected MDF file then click on Recover button to start the recovery process.
Preview the recovered content from the repaired MDF file. Software will show you all the recovered elements from the repaired MDF file like its tables, views, stored procedures etc as follows:
After previewing the content of the repaired MDF file using demo version, you can Save the recovered file in .str format
- After installed licensed version of SQL Recovery you do not need to again scan your corrupt MDF file just Load the saved .str file created using demo.
- The below screen will appear after loading the saved .str file
Choose the Saving Option. You have to choose one option between the two saving options provided by SysTools SQL recovery software. The two options are as follows:
- SQL Server Database: On choosing this option, software will save the repaired MDF file in existing SQL database. In this option, you need to give the database credentials like Server Name, Database Name, Username, Password and then select the tables, views procedure to be saved from the left-bottom pane. At last, click on the Export/Save button.
- SQL Server Compatible SQL Scripts: On choosing this option, software will save all SQL scripts in a specific folder. You need to select the tables, views procedure to be saved from the left-bottom pane. At last, click on the Export/Save button.
Export/Save the repaired MDF file
After choosing the required "Saving Option", click the Export/Save button to save the repaired MDF file
- Export deleted record also
- Exporting the recovered database in SQL server database.
- Display all the table name and count after exporting into database.
- Export the recovered database in CSV format.
- Export as SQL server compatible SQL script, after the completion of the recovery process, software will prompt users regarding the completion process as follows:
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