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How to Find Deleted SQL Database File from Virus Attacked Drive

By Michael | Last Updated

Is SQL Server Database MDF file deleted because of drive attacked by virus?

If it is SQL Server database file deleted because of virus attack, there must be way to find SQL database or log file.

That's no doubt that there are many ways or tools designed to recover deleted data. However, we always can't make sure which way is effective and safe enough. And after several tries, we are probably still not satisfied. But knowledge starts with the practice. Believe you could find a powerful tool or way at last. Just like my friend told me that she finally realized iSunshare BitGenius is such tool that we can't miss. It can help you retrieve lost data from the partition which gets damaged or virus attack including SQL Database files. She takes it to find SQL deleted database file like these.

Steps to Find SQL Deleted Database File

Step 1: Download and install iSunshare BitGenius on your computer.

free download BitGenius to find SQL database file

Step 2: Open this tool. Select the location of deleted SQL Database files. If you remember which folder the SQL Database files were placed in before, you can customize the location to it. Then click Start button to retrieve the SQL Database files. The process of scanning may take much time but it's worth waiting.

start scanning

Step 3: Once finished, all the deleted files will be displayed on the right pane including the deleted SQL Database files because of virus attack.

scan result

Step 4: To find out the SQL Database files quickly and easily, type .mdf in the search box and click search button. Then only SQL Database files are shown on the screen. Check the SQL Database files that you want to recover and click Recover button.

search sql database files

Step 5: Select a location to recovered SQL Database files.

choose a location to store recover files

Step 6: Once the data is recovered, a prompting box will pop out. Click Yes button to check the restored files instantly. Finally, you can see that all the deleted SQL Database files because of virus attack are recovered to your computer.

recover successfully

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