Salvaging Crucial SharePoint Data After Facing Corruption in a Site Collection

Now, I copied the corrupt database and moved it to a new SharePoint farm having a new SQL Server DB. I ensured that it had the same versions of OS and MOSS. To do this, I performed these actions:

  • Searched for the corrupt database in the Site Collection List under ‘Central Admin->Application Management’.
  • Created a backup of the content database using SQL Server 2005 Management studio.
  • In order to restore the content database to the new server, I created a new database in Management Studio. Now copied the recently formed backup to the server and restored all data using this backup to the new database.
  • Next, I created a Web App on the new server through:

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