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Asked: 2026-06-05T09:46:59+00:00

I am using SQL Server 2005 and I am having an issue restoring my

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I am using SQL Server 2005 and I am having an issue restoring my database I receive this message upon trying to restore my database.

Restore failed. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)

“System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: RESTORE cannot process database
‘AMOD’ because it is in use by this session. It is recommended that
the master database be used when performing this operation.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)”

I have restarted the program I did not open any tables contained within the database and I still receive this message. I am new to SQL Server and this is my first time doing a restore. I appreciate any help provided.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You need to kick all the users out, and make sure you’re not in that database too. Assuming you’re in Management Studio, you need to change your context to a different database (or switch the database dropdown to a different database) this way, and this will also kick out any other users (which could be you – Object Explorer, Object Explorer Details, other query windows, etc. could all be inadvertently preventing the restore by maintaining a connection to your database):

    USE master;
GO
ALTER DATABASE AMOD SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE;

    Once you’ve finished restoring and the database is ready for use again:

    ALTER DATABASE AMOD SET MULTI_USER;
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