SQL-Server: The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing

Question

I am trying to restore a SQL Server backup file for my database, but it is throwing an error as follow:

The backup set holds a backup of a database ot

Answer 1

I had ran into similar problem today. Tried all the above solutions but didn't worked. So posting my solution here.

Don't forget to uncheck Tail-long Backup before restore

Hope it help others too!