Fix SQL Error: System Cannot Self Repair this Error

MS SQL database occupies the top position in the list of database management systems. It is very popular in the enterprise environment where users have to store and access huge amount of data everyday. It is relational database management systems which store your data in the form of tables. The database is composed of tables, procedures, constraints, views, indexes etc and the entire storage space is divided into pages. A specific header is assigned to SQL to store the metadata informations and the entire data is stored in MDF files. At times it happens that files gets damaged due to some adverse causes and your receive errors while access. System cannot self repair this error is such an error message which appears when SQL receive such kinds of errors which cannot be repaired automatically.

Let us consider a scenario when SQL users try to access the MDF file and receive following error messages:

  • Corrupt Page Free Spaces
  • Metadata Corruption
  • SQL database consistency checks have failed
  • One or more file system corruption
  • Table error: Object ID 0, index ID 0, page ID (1:105). The PageId in the page header = (0:0).

Such types of error messages make the MDF files inaccessible and each time when you try to access the file you encounter another error which appears as system cannot self repair this error. Usually such types of problem appear due to following reasons:

  • Malfunctioning of hardware
  • Corrupt file system
  • Improper installation
  • Virus attack

All above mentioned factors corrupt the files and makes it inaccessible. So, you need to resolve the issue in order to access the MDF files. You can follow below mentioned steps to resolve the problem of system cannot self repair this error.

  • Check the hardware issues and replace it if found defective
  • Reinstall the system if you find any types of corruption in system files
  • You can also resolve the problem if your restore the database with current backup
  • In case if backup is not available then repair the damaged database using DBCC CHECKDB command along with Repair clause

After following above procedure if again you are getting similar problem then it is clear that your database is severely corrupted or it might have lost any essential file. So, you need to use MS SQL Database Repair software. This software will repair your corrupt database and also restores your lost SQL objects within few clicks.