Unlike RECOVERING (where recovery is actively running) or SUSPECT (where recovery has definitively failed), RECOVERY PENDING means recovery cannot even begin .

-- Attempt repair (allow data loss) ALTER DATABASE YourDatabaseName SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE; DBCC CHECKDB (YourDatabaseName, REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS); ALTER DATABASE YourDatabaseName SET MULTI_USER;

-- 3. Bring database online – SQL will create a new empty log ALTER DATABASE YourDatabaseName SET ONLINE;