SQL Server: Database stuck in “Restoring” state

Question

I backed up a database:

BACKUP DATABASE MyDatabase
TO DISK = \'MyDatabase.bak\'
WITH INIT --overwrite existing

And then tried to restore it

Answer 1

There can also be problem deleting a stuck database if snapshot is enabled. For me this worked:

1. First I followed Tipu Delacablu steps (read a few posts up)
2. run command: drop database [your database], which will give you an error telling you the name of the snapshot database
3. run command: drop database [snapshot database], and then run the command in step 2 again.