[Solved] SQL Server Error 3013/3266: Backup Database Is Terminating Abnormally - Qiling  

[Solved] SQL Server Error 3013/3266: Backup Database Is Terminating Abnormally


Overview of MS SQL Server Error Code 3013/3266

When you are trying to perform a database backup to a disk or tape, or a restore from disk or tape, error 3013/3266 may occur. For different SQL users, they may receive different messages when they encounter the error.

For SQL Server 7.0 Users:

sql server error message-1

For SQL Server 2000 Users:

sql sever error 3013-2

For SQL Server 2005 Users:

sql server error 3013-3

What Can Cause Error Code 3013/3266

Several reasons can cause the "BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally" error. Let us have a look:

Method 1. Manually Fix MS SQL Error 3013

To fix the error manually, follow the solutions below:

1. Delete or Erase the Device

To fix the error, you must delete or erase the device to perform new backups to the backup device. Before you delete or erase your data, back up your database in advance.

BACKUP DATABASE mydatabase TO DISK='C:\MyDatabase.bak' with FORMAT

2. Run Query Analyzer

If the error message occurs during a restore operation, it may be possible to retrieve other backup sets from the device by specifying the file number. Run the following command to retrieve the backup from Query Analyzer.

RESTORE HEADERONLY FROM DISK='C:\MyDatabase.bak'

Each backup set has one entry in the output. To indicate a specific backup set, use this code:

RESTORE DATABASE mydatabase FROM DISK='C:\MyDatabase.bak WITH FILE = FileNumber

Important: FileNumber is the backup set number you want to restore.

Method 2. Fix Microsoft SQL 3013 Error with Qiling MS SQL Recovery

What if error 3013 still exists even after performing all the manual solutions? What can you do? You can restore the data from a corrupt .bak file. You should try Qiling MS SQL Recovery to fix this error. It is a superior database repair software. It can repair corrupted MDF or NDF SQL server database and solve SQL database problems. Besides, it can do the following things:

Follow the steps to repair your database and fix the error:

Step 1: Select the corrupted database for recovery

Select file types that you want to recover

Note: To use this software, you need to stop the SQL Server service.

Step 2: Repair the corrupted database

Select the database objects

Step 3: Export to the database or as scripts

export the SQL database objects

Note: Before clicking "OK", you need to restart the SQL Server service.

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