{"id":7673,"date":"2019-08-26T10:59:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T10:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/?p=7673"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:17:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T11:17:33","slug":"restore-mdf-files-from-bak-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/restore-mdf-files-from-bak-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Extract And Restore MDF Files From BAK Files?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block_sum\"><strong>Summary:-<\/strong> Here in this article discussing how can you restore MDF files from BAK files. As we all know Microsoft SQL Server is a widely used and most preferred relational database management system. It stores the data in MDF (primary database files), NDF (secondary database files), LDF (transaction log files), and BAK (backup file). One of the most appropriate procedures to restore .mdf files from the backup file is using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/sql-backup-recovery.php\"><strong>SQL Backup Recovery Tool<\/strong><\/a>. let us explore how.<\/p>\n<p class=\"blog-btn\"><a class=\"sum-d-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/demo-version\/sysinfo-sql-backup-recovery.exe\"><i class=\"icon-windows\"><\/i>  Download<\/a>   <a class=\"sum-b-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/buynow\/sql-backup-recovery.php\"><i class=\"icon icon-basket\"><\/i>  Buy Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are certain cases where you will not be able to access SQL tables, functions, other database components. In such a case, if you have a backup file (.bak file ) saved on your hard disk, then you can easily restore the entire SQL database using the MS SQL Database Management Studio. In addition, you can also restore all the deleted and lost database objects to the original state precisely. So, here we go.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/restore-mdf-files-from-bak-files\/#Restore_MDF_File_from_a_BAK_File_Manually\" >Restore MDF File from a BAK File Manually<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/restore-mdf-files-from-bak-files\/#What_if_SQL_bak_file_data_gets_corrupted\" >What if SQL .bak file data gets corrupted?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/restore-mdf-files-from-bak-files\/#Bottom_Lines\" >Bottom Lines<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restore_MDF_File_from_a_BAK_File_Manually\"><\/span>Restore MDF File from a BAK File Manually<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here is the manual procedure by which you can easily extract your MDF files from the backup SQL file. You need to follow the given below steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First of all, connect to the database server using <strong>MS SQL Server Management Studio<\/strong>. After it is connected, you need to find<strong> the Database node<\/strong> in the left pane. Right-click to select <strong>Restore Database<\/strong>.<\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Restore_Database.png\" alt=\"restore mdf database\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>After that, you have to <strong>Browse<\/strong> for the destination and source.<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Under Destination for Restore:<\/strong> You have to select from the two options \u2013 <strong>To Database<\/strong> and <strong>To a point in time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Under Source for Restore:<\/strong> You need to choose from the two options \u2013 <strong>From Database<\/strong> and <strong>From Device<\/strong>.<\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Restore_Database_from_device.png\" alt=\"extract mdf file from a location\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Here you have to browse for the backup file from your device and then add the file to execute restore. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to display the list of backup sets.<\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Restore_Database_from_device_Location.png\" alt=\"add device to recover mdf file\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>Now, choose the set from the list of backup sets to restore the database and click on the<strong> OK<\/strong> button to begin the extraction.<\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Restore_Database_from_device_Location1.png\" alt=\"restore from backup sets of device\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<li>After the process of restoring the MDF database from the Backup file gets completed, a pop-up message will appear stating \u201c<strong>The restore of database \u2018Database Name\u2019 completed successfully.<\/strong>\u201d Finally, click <strong>OK<\/strong> and your database is ready.<\/br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Restore_Database_Success.png\" alt=\"success restore of mdf file\" width=\"437\" height=\"300\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If a user already has the .bak file in the existing data, then one will have to restore the .bak to a different database.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_if_SQL_bak_file_data_gets_corrupted\"><\/span>What if SQL .bak file data gets corrupted?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There might be this question crawling across your mind. After trying the manual solution and still, you are unable to restore MDF files from BAK files. Then there might be a corruption in the SQL server .bak file. Do not worry at all, in that case, you can try <strong>SQL Backup Recovery <\/strong>software. This utility provides a solution to repair SQL backup and also restore MDF, and LDF files from it.<\/p>\n<p>This software supports SQL data recovery from split backup files. In addition, also supports SQL data recovery from compressed backup (.bak) files. You can easily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/fix-sql-server-error-3013\/\"><strong>solve SQL Server error 3013<\/strong><\/a>. Moreover, it comes with a simple GUI so that everyone can use this software easily. Hence, I would recommend you to try the free demo version of this tool.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bottom_Lines\"><\/span>Bottom Lines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The blog is describing the methods to restore MDF files from BAK files with the help of manual as well as by using an automated solution. 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