We are performing the database restore on the Microsoft SQL Server. Unfortunately, the restore come to a stop due to below error message.
Msg 4333, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
The database cannot be recovered because the log was not restored.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Solution
Select below item under the restore options,
- Overwrite the existing database (WITH REPLACE)
- Recovery state is RESTORE WITH RECOVERY
If above step didn’t solve your restore, please proceed with below steps,
Delete or drop the problematic database.
Create the new database and proceed with the restore again with the options of RESTORE WITH RECOVERY. (refer to first screenshot)
