Comments on: The media family on device is incorrectly formed. SQL Server cannot process this media family Error: 3241 https://sqlserverlearner.com/2011/07/13/the-media-family-on-device-is-incorrectly-formed-sql-server-cannot-process-this-media-family-error-3241/ LEARN SQL SERVER ONLINE Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:23:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Devi Prasad https://sqlserverlearner.com/2011/07/13/the-media-family-on-device-is-incorrectly-formed-sql-server-cannot-process-this-media-family-error-3241/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:23:31 +0000 https://sqlserverlearner.azurewebsites.net/2011/07/13/the-media-family-on-device-is-incorrectly-formed-sql-server-cannot-process-this-media-family-error-3241/#comment-122 In reply to shubham.

Shubham.

Use the below query to find the version of database backup.

restore headeronly from disk=’C:Backupsrealind.bak’

Read the value of coulmn SoftwareVersionMajor.
If the value of SoftwareVersionMajor is 9 then it indicates it is a sql server 2005 backup.
If its 10 then it indicates 2008 backup.

]]> By: shubham https://sqlserverlearner.com/2011/07/13/the-media-family-on-device-is-incorrectly-formed-sql-server-cannot-process-this-media-family-error-3241/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:36:12 +0000 https://sqlserverlearner.azurewebsites.net/2011/07/13/the-media-family-on-device-is-incorrectly-formed-sql-server-cannot-process-this-media-family-error-3241/#comment-121 how to know “realind.bak” file is sql server 2005 or 2008. i have only “realind.bak” file but doesn’t know which sql server version. plz give me any method

]]> By: Verify SQL Server Database Backup » SQL SERVER LEARNER https://sqlserverlearner.com/2011/07/13/the-media-family-on-device-is-incorrectly-formed-sql-server-cannot-process-this-media-family-error-3241/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:07:53 +0000 https://sqlserverlearner.azurewebsites.net/2011/07/13/the-media-family-on-device-is-incorrectly-formed-sql-server-cannot-process-this-media-family-error-3241/#comment-120 […] post: The media family on device is incorrectly formed. SQL Server cannot process this media family Error:… FURTHER READING :SQL Server Peculiar Issue – Error Converting Varchar to Bigintrestore […]

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