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Asked: 2026-05-12T05:49:45+00:00

I copied over the mdf and ldf for a database (Sql 2005 Express) to

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I copied over the mdf and ldf for a database (Sql 2005 Express) to my machine and in my Sql 2005 (Developer Edition) attached them. I had set the logging in the source machine to full since I need to research an issue.

Now, in my SQL Server I have 2 database, DAProd that I just attached and DARestore that I just created. I want to restore DARestore with a point in time version of DAProd. When I bring up the Restore dialog, it does not show DAProd in the source dropdown. Any pointers will be appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I assume you have the backup of DAProd (both full and log). You don’t need to attach a copy of DAProd, the backup process can create the ‘copy’ database for you. But is OK if you did attach it, won’t matter.

    First you run a restore of your most recent full backup of DAProd that is older than the moment in time you want to stop the recovery:

    RESTORE DATABASE [DAProd] FROM DISK = '<yourfullbackup>' WITH NORECOVERY;

    Next you start to recover the LOG backup that occurred after the full backup but are still prior to the moment in time, one by one:

    RESTORE LOG [DAprod] FROM DISK = 'yournextlog' WITH NORECOVERY;

    Now you restore the log that contains the moment in time you want to stop:

    RESTORE LOG [DAProd] FROM DISK = 'yournextlog' WITH STOPAT = '<timetostop';

    The final step is to take the DAProd database online. BTW this will rollback any uncommitted transaction ‘in flight’ at your moment in time:

    ALTER DATABASE [DAProd] SET ONLINE;

    You can now look at the database as it was in the moment in time you wish, as if it would roll back any pending transaction at that moment.

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