• If you're absolutely certain that you can restore from backups, stop the instance, delete the files, start SQL Server, restore from backup.

    Make sure you can restore first!

    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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