The database disk image is malformed

ryan.meyer

Everytime I open up the GUI I receive the following error message:


SQLBackup v5

The database disk image is malformed
database disk image is malformed
WorkerExecutionException

at RedGate.SQLBackup.Engine.ConfigurableThreadPool._1(Exception )
at RedGate.SQLBackup.Engine.ConfigurableThreadPool._1._2()
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

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Has anyone run into this issue before?

iestidjoko

I had experience this eror myself.

I finaly fixed it by deleting my windows profile on the affected windows server.

Hope this help.

Jason Cook

Hi ryan,
The "database disk image" it refers to is the internal data store used by the graphical user interface.

To remove this and start with a clean data store, perform the following steps:

* Make sure the SQL Backup GUI is shut down.
* Navigate to the directory : C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Red Gate\SQL Backup\Server Data - where <user name> is the name of the user that is experiencing the problems.
* Remove all the files in the directory (which should be .dat) - if you want to keep hold of them you can move them to another directory (as long as that directory is empty).
* Start the SQL Backup GUI again, it should now recreate the data store, and pull in data from the servers again... this may take a few minutes to complete if you have a lot of activity history.

Hope that helps,
Jason