Recovery Pending Sql [ SIMPLE • Tutorial ]

-- Bring back online normally ALTER DATABASE YourDatabaseName SET ONLINE; REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS may truncate pages, drop indexes, or remove entire rows. Always export critical data before this step using SELECT INTO or BCP . Case C: Disk Space Issue -- Find log file size and growth settings SELECT name, size/128.0 AS SizeMB, growth, is_percent_growth FROM sys.database_files WHERE type_desc = 'LOG'; -- Shrink log if possible (after freeing disk space) DBCC SHRINKFILE (YourDatabaseName_log, 1024); -- Target 1 GB

-- Check database state and reason SELECT name, state_desc, recovery_model_desc, user_access_desc, is_in_standby FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'YourDatabaseName'; -- View detailed error messages from the error log EXEC xp_readerrorlog 0, 1, N'YourDatabaseName', N'recovery'; recovery pending sql

Unlike RECOVERING (where recovery is actively running) or SUSPECT (where recovery has definitively failed), RECOVERY PENDING means recovery cannot even begin . -- Attempt repair (allow data loss) ALTER DATABASE

-- Attempt repair (allow data loss) ALTER DATABASE YourDatabaseName SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE; DBCC CHECKDB (YourDatabaseName, REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS); ALTER DATABASE YourDatabaseName SET MULTI_USER; DBCC CHECKDB (YourDatabaseName