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Database In Recovery Pending ((better)) May 2026
ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET EMERGENCY; ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET SINGLE_USER; DBCC CHECKDB (YourDB, REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS); -- SQL Server will rebuild a new log automatically ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET MULTI_USER; Alternative for clean log rebuild (no data loss attempt):
ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET EMERGENCY; ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET SINGLE_USER; ALTER DATABASE YourDB REBUILD LOG ON (NAME=YourDB_log, FILENAME='E:\Logs\YourDB_log.ldf'); ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET MULTI_USER; If you have a recent full backup + log backups: database in recovery pending
EXEC sp_readerrorlog 0, 1, 'recovery pending'; Verify file paths and availability: ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET EMERGENCY; ALTER DATABASE YourDB
ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET EMERGENCY; ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET SINGLE_USER; DBCC CHECKDB (YourDB, REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS); ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET MULTI_USER; ⚠️ REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS may delete some data. Use only as last resort. If data file is intact but log is gone/corrupt: ALTER DATABASE YourDB SET EMERGENCY