Restore DB - Error RESTORE HEADERONLY is terminating abnormally
- by Jordon Willis
I have taken backup of SQL Server 2008 DB on server, and download them to local environment.
I am trying to restore that database and it is keep on giving me following error.
An exception occurred while executing
a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The media family on device
'C:\go4sharepoint_1384_8481.bak' is
incorrectly formed. SQL Server cannot
process this media family. RESTORE
HEADERONLY is terminating abnormally.
(Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 3241)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00.4053&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=3241&LinkId=20476
I have tried to create a temp DB on server and tried to restore the same backup file and that works. I have also tried no. of times downloading file from server to local pc using different options on Filezila (Auto, Binary)
But its not working. After that I tried to execute following command on server.
BACKUP DATABASE go4sharepoint_1384_8481
TO DISK=' C:\HostingSpaces\dbname_jun14_2010_new.bak' with FORMAT
It is giving me following error:
Msg 3201, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Cannot open backup device
'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Backup\
C:\HostingSpaces\dbname_jun14_2010_new.bak'. Operating system error
123(The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is
incorrect.). Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 BACKUP DATABASE is
terminating abnormally.
After researching I found the following 2 useful links:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290787
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/4d5836f6-be65-47a1-ad5d-c81caaf1044f
But I am still not able to restore Database correctly.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
