How To Repair A Suspect Database In MSSQL

Aug 07, 2017    Janaki Mahapatra, Installation
Possible Causes
  • The database could have become corrupted.
  • There is not enough space available for the SQL Server to recover the database during startup.
  • The database cannot be opened due to inaccessible files or insufficient memory or disk space.
  • The database files are being held by operating system, third party backup software etc.
  • There was an unexpected SQL Server Shutdown, power failure or a hardware failure.
Steps to fix:
  1. Open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and connect to your database
  2. Click the New Query button
  3. Paste the following SQL script into your New Query page replacing [YourDatabase] with the name of your database. 
    EXEC sp_resetstatus [YourDatabase];
ALTER DATABASE [YourDatabase] SET EMERGENCY
DBCC checkdb([YourDatabase])
ALTER DATABASE [YourDatabase] SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
DBCC CheckDB ([YourDatabase], REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS)
ALTER DATABASE [YourDatabase] SET MULTI_USER
  4. Click Execute
Your database should no longer be tagged as (suspect) and you should be able to access it.