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AdamWest
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

360 Posts

Posted - 2012-03-21 : 09:54:14

I have a database called FDB. I have created this database on my PC SQL Server Express and adding one table.
I made a backup of this database.

I copied this backup to the server and try to restore but get this message:

" the media family on device C:\Program File\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Bacup\FDB.bak is incorrectly formatted. SQL Server cannot process this media family. RESTORE Headeronly is terminating abnormally. Microsoft SQL Server error 3241)

X002548
Not Just a Number

15586 Posts

Posted - 2012-03-21 : 10:10:41

are they different ~~virgins~~ Versions?

Least that's what Google says

Brett

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GilaMonster
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4507 Posts

Posted - 2012-03-21 : 11:36:05

I think what Brett's asking is if they are two different versions?
ie, is the instance that you took the backup on a higher version than the instance you're trying to restore on?

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