SQL database restore fails with error: 0xe0000352 - The specified volume does not exist. Recreate the volume, and then try the job again.

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Description

Error Message

Final error: 0xe0000352 - The specified volume does not exist. Recreate the volume, and then try the job again.
Final error category: Resource Errors

Beremote debug log from SQL server shows following error :

[4980] 10/22/11 12:03:18 SQL2 Service MSSQLServer stopped.

[4980] 10/22/11 12:03:28 brUtil::SetupDLE Error: Could not find the DLE E: .

[4980] 10/22/11 12:03:28 brUtil::SetupObjectForReadWrite Error: 0xE0000352 Could not set up the infrastructure needed to read the next object E:\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf

[4980] 10/22/11 12:03:28 LP_ENV::MsgError: error 0xe0000352 processing object master

 

Cause

This error might come up if the drive letter of the Drive which hosts the SQL Database files has been changed.

 

Resolution

Make sure the drive which hosts the SQL database files has the same drive letter as at the time of backup

 

Issue/Introduction

SQL database restore fails with error: 0xe0000352 - The specified volume does not exist. Recreate the volume, and then try the job again.