How to fix database corruption and perform MDF file recovery in MS SQL Server 2005

MS SQL Server 2005 is a powerful relational database management system integrating business intelligence, advanced data administration, and improved support for development all in one place. It has introduced several new features, such as online restore, database mirroring, faster recovery, data partitioning, etc. which make it a comprehensive and highly reliable database management tool. Despite all this, several corruption issues have been encountered by users while working with MS SQL Server 2005 databases. There can be a number of reasons of this corruption which include improper shutdown of server, virus infection, server related problems, hardware failure etc. This would render the database inaccessible and as a result, you may lose all the precious information stored therein. To overcome such problem and recover back the lost data, you need to go for MS SQL recovery through a reliable third party utility.

For instance you are MS SQL Server 2005. When you run the DBCC CHECKDB command on your database that has been marked as suspect by the SQL Server, you may get a series of SQL errors 8905 and 8906 followed by the following error message:

“Repairing this error requires other errors to be corrected first”

Cause:

The primary reason responsible for the above error message is that your SQL database is corrupt.

As a consequence, you may not be able to access the important tables and other components of your corrupt database. You can use an updated backup to easily recover all the database objects. If the backup is missing, you should try performing MDF file recovery by following the below given steps.

Resolution:

This error message usually appears after a number of other error messages. To resolve this error, you need to fix the other errors first. The sequence of errors is shown according to their priority in order to resolve more critical ones first.

If you are unable to sort this issue, you should take help of an efficient MDF recovery software. These software are equipped with advanced algorithms to effectively scan the corrupt database file and recover all the database components including tables, views, rules, stored procedures etc. They offer a comprehensible and highly interactive interface that can be easily implemented by even a non-technical user.

Stellar Phoenix SQL Recovery Software is a comprehensive tool that repairs corrupt MDF and NDF files created in SQL Server 7.0, 2000, 2005, and 2008. It is compatible with Windows 7, Server 2008, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000. It can perform SQL database recovery of those files as well that cannot be repaired using DBCC CHECKDB tool.