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 Log of deleted records on SQL server 2005

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timsmith
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Posted - 2008-07-30 : 15:05:47
Hi,

Again a pretty basic question. I have a backup copy of an MS sql server 2005 database. Does the server 2005 keep a log of deleted records (when, which table etc.)? And if so, how can I get to them?

thanks!

tkizer
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Posted - 2008-07-30 : 15:17:17
What recovery model are you using? Do you perform transaction log backups? Are you willing to purchase a third-party product to read the transaction log?

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timsmith
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Posted - 2008-07-30 : 15:31:32
I do not know yet what kind of backups were performed on the system. Any names/links to the software that could be useful?

thanks.
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tkizer
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Posted - 2008-07-30 : 15:33:53
Lumigent Log Explorer, Red Gate Log Rescue

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surya_rakanta
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Posted - 2008-07-30 : 19:53:30
What about read it by yourself, of either using DBCC LOG ?
I've some preliminary works regarding log files in MS SQL 2000.

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tkizer
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Posted - 2008-07-30 : 20:10:40
Good luck on that. There's a reason why vendors write tools like these. If it were easy to figure out, no one would purchase these tools, therefore vendors wouldn't write them.

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rmiao
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Posted - 2008-07-30 : 23:20:56
>> Does the server 2005 keep a log of deleted records (when, which table etc.)?

If db is in simple recovery model, you may unable to get those even with third party tools.
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