• Considering that, unless the backup was taken WITH CHECKSUM, verify only checks the backup header, there's not that much point in doing so. Better to restore it elsewhere and checkDB the restored database.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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