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Or just give up and consider the data lost. Talk to the one who produced that file and ask for a new. I.e., the problem isn't likely that it is an old backup file.Ībove means that if the file wasn't corrupt, you RESTORE HEADERONLY should have been able to read the meta-data.

I tried to investigate a really old backup (SQL Server 2000) using RESTORE HEADERONLY, and it worked fine.

(It might seems strange to have TAPE in a file, but MS uses a storage format called Microsoft Tape format for SQL server bakcup to disk.)

The file do seems to be a SQL server backup file, from the fact that you TAPE in the beginning of the file.

Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP ( Web Blog) But my guess is that it is a backup file, produced bu the SQL Server Assuming that it is a backup file in the first place.

I.e., work your way to older and older versions of SQL server until you have a version that allow you to restore this backup file. You can always try RESTORE HEADERONLYĪnd RESTORE FILELISTONLY to see if that RESTORE command at all understands the meta-data for the (assumed) backup file. I.e., you need to find an installed SQL Server that supports restoring from such an old backup file. So, my guess is that you have a backup file, but from a really old version of SQL Server (probably 2000 or older). I don't have a backup from SQL Server 2005, si I can't say if that has TAPE or MSSQLBAK.

This is a backup from SQL Server 2000.Ī backup from SQL Server 2008 has MSSQLBAK instead. When I open a SQL Server backup file from a really old version of SQL Server in a text editor (Notepad++) I see TAPE in the beginning of the file. Please let me know what I can do do import the database file. TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management StudioĬould not load package from 'C:\Users\Morataza\Desktop\Dukan\DB\Dukan_23-03-40.bacpac'. I used the method described in the microsoft docs to import a database, but that failed and I received an error message like below. I have received a back up database file from MSSQL, which has weird characters I'm not sure what type it is. Msg 5133, Level 16, State 1, Server ubuntu, Line 1 Directory lookup for the file 'D:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ' failed with the. I have been struggling with this for days. Trouble Restoring database from bak file in mssql-server in ubuntu. To configure MS SQL server backups, create a new backup set and choose SQL Server from the list of backup set types.