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We've had some data loss and don't have a reliable backup it seems. We do have HUGE transaction logs and there was some thought that we might be able to use these to get back to a certain point.

Is it possible to help rebuild a database using transaction logs?

SQL Server 2008 R2, btw.

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No. You need a previous image of the a database (ie. a reliable backup) to start from.

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  • It looks like we found a .bak file from July. Not ideal, but it's something.
    – spuppett
    Oct 28, 2011 at 16:12
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As Remus Rusanu said, you cannot rebuild the database. It's bad, but it's true. But the data from your log can be extracted by tools like Lumigent LogExplorer. I understand, that it is very litle possiblity that it can help, but maybe this is the way to extract something that you need.

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