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

If you want to restore an SQL Server database from a backup file, you can use the following script:

RESTORE DATABASE [MyDatabase] -- which database to restore
FROM DISK = N'X:\MyDatabase.bak' -- location of the database backup
WITH 
    FILE = 1, -- restore from a backup file
    -- declare where the file groups should be located (can be more than two)
    MOVE N'MyDatabase_Data' TO N'D:\SSDPATH\MyDatabase.mdf',
    MOVE N'MyDatabase_Log' TO N'E:\HDDPATH\MyDatabase.ldf',
    -- Tape option; only relevant if you backup from magnetic tape
    NOUNLOAD,
    -- brings the database online after the database got restored
    -- use this option when you don't want to restore incremental backups
    -- use NORECOVERY when you want to restore differential and incremental backup files
    RECOVERY,
    -- replace existing database with the backup 
    -- deletes the existing database
    REPLACE, 
    -- print log message for every 1 percent of restore
    STATS = 1;