Marvin, I am concerned that I removed you from this list under an older account some while back because your messages didn't really contain enough info to be able to help. This is the same again, I have no clue as to what you are trying to do. For example: What error message are you getting when creating a new empty database. Have you tried to create the DB with the T-SQL console (use shift+F10 on the SQL server node in Management Studio and go to new query). What files are you trying to attach, what process are you following and what error are you getting? What files are you trying to restore (restore and attach are different operations and use different files). SQL Server Management Studio is going to be the only tool you need, there isn't some type of magic SQL repair tool, and even if there were, without more details of the issue I can't recommend anything anyway. Please try and be a bit more clear when you write these messages. If you continue to write messages in the same veign I will remove you from the list again as they just become unnecessary noise. Good luck, Andrew. ________________________________________ From: Marvin Hunkin [neilmarvin@yahoo.com] Sent: 10 June 2018 13:19 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] free tool to repair corrupted sql management studio databases Hi. Using windows 10 64 bit pro, and using sql management studio 2017.7 express. 64 bit pro. Now got a whole bunch of databases, and then it messed up when I upgraded to windows 10 1803, and using jaws 2018.1805.33 64 bit pro. Have tried googling. But now cannot add a new database, when I put in the name, and click add, and then okay, keeps saying empty database. Also will not allow me to attach .mdf databases just keeps telling me error, and could not attach. Cannot restore a database, keeps just saying error and the database could not be restored. And also when I try to import, databases. And they are the correct .bak files, does not import. Don't have a credit card and paypal. Did try the built in sql management database tools, but would not work, kept giving me an error. Could not find it, even though did point to the correct databases. So, how to fix and any free, accessible database tools or do I just use visual studio community 2017 32 bit, to attatch the databases, and will that connect to it in sql management studio. Had this issue, since I then upgraded to windows 10 1803 64 bit, when it did not install the whole sql, and so had to repair and then got the latest version. Did try sql management studio 2016, 64 bit, but did not make any difference. Any ideas. Thanks.. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org