Restore failed no files are ready to roll forward

Article: Last Published: Ratings: 1 3. Product s : Backup Exec. Problem The log or differential backup cannot be restored because no files are ready to roll forward is received while running a differential restore of SQL database.

Error Message V - The log or differential backup cannot be restored because no files are ready to roll forward. Cause Restores would fail with above mentioned error if a previous restore job was ran with option "Leave database ready to use.

Solution 1. Run a restore of the full backup set with option "Leave database non operational, additional transaction logs can be restored" to ensure that SQL Server does not roll back uncommitted transactions , and would allow applying further backups. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search.

After that, I added some more data into a new table and continued with making a differential backup. I've looked at the Microsoft documentation as well and I've followed the same steps mentioned there, but I don't see what I've done wrong. Any help is appreciated. A differential is no good without the full backup that goes with it. The differential backup contains the changed data 'since' the full.

To restore the diff, you have to restore the full. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. L ooks like you restored the backup to online state and trying to restore another backup again on top of it.. I am sorry , I am not quite sure what you mean by snapshots?? Please explain your requirement and what you have so done far.

My understanding so far is, you have a backup and trying to restore the backup in stand by mode but the problem is you already have the database in 'online' state. Do you see a database called " ECATraining" in you object explorer? Does it have 'Recovering' next to it?? Can you query any of the tables inside the database?? Can you help me?

Thank you in advance. Omer Omer 13 1 1 silver badge 6 6 bronze badges. We need more information on how the tasks work, specifically which commands and programs they run. You wrote that the tasks are responsible to create the backups, yet the error message suggests that the issue is with restoring.

What is "DatabaseRestoreMany"? What commands execute this proc? Do you try to restore your diff backup without prior restoring full backup? DatabaseRestoreMany is a store procedure that is written by someone else before.

Today is wednesday. I had restored the full back up of the db on sunday. After that, i have been restoring my diff back up day by day.

When my job try to restore the diff back up to reporting db, it has crashed and throw like that an exception. That's why, i restored the diff manual. Yesterday and today, i saw the same issue.