Posts Tagged 'Corruption'

Why SSD Will Get Corrupted More Easily than HDD in Case of Power Failures?

Both solid state drive (SSD) and hard disk drive (HDD) can get damaged in case of power failures, no matter power surge or outage. However, in comparison, SSD can get corrupted much more easily than HDD. Now, this article will tell you why. Due to better performance of Solid state drive (SSD), it has earned a lot of kudos from both individuals and businesses. Yet, like traditional hard disk drive (HDD), it’s still prone to corruption for various factors, such as power failures. It’s always...

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How to Fix Damaged MDF and LDF files in SQL Server

This post is intended to explain the importance and functionalities of MDF and LDF file in an SQL Server, along with common reasons due to which they go corrupt. The section further discusses ways to repair these damaged files. Introduction of SQL Server Files SQL Server by Microsoft is a database management system. The system stores and helps retrieve data as and when requested by other applications. There are mainly three files in this server namely – MDF, NDF, and LDF. First two files are...

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