DROP TABLE on production, no WHERE clause pain
Point-in-time restore just before the command. Log backups save you, not just fulls.
Try this first
- 1Identify DROP time via SQL log
- 2Restore full + differential + log chain to one second before DROP
- 3Restore to staging, copy table back
- 4Then switch read-only for production DBAs except owner
When to bring us in
On missing log backups
See also
- We have backups but we do not know if they workA backup that cannot be restored is not a backup. Testing matters as much as taking the backup.
- Suspected ransomware: what to do RIGHT NOWThe first 30 minutes are critical. One wrong move spreads the damage. Read before acting.
- Someone accidentally deleted an important folderUsually fine to recover. The trick: do not save anything new on that drive until you know how.
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