Rebuilding the master database

If you want to restore to an existing SQL Server, you must first rebuild the master database.

To rebuild the master database

  1. Run the Rebuild Master utility (\SQL Server installation directory\bin\Rebuildm.exe).

    Note:

    See the Microsoft SQL Server official documentation for information on how to use rebuildm.exe.

  2. When the rebuild is complete, restart the SQL Server services if necessary.