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

What fixed it for me was

1. stopping the instance
2. creating a backup of the .mdf and .ldf files in the data folder
3. Restart the instance
4. delete the database stuck restoring
5. put the .mdf and.ldf files back into the data folder
6. Attach the instance to the .mdf and .ldf files