Can LOG PI or Log Explorer recover deleted records BEFORE

installation of their softwares? If there has NEVER been a backup of
the Database (.mdf), Recovery Model Set to Full, and there has never
been a backup of the Log (.ldf) files?

Using the trial software for both, this was unclear.

Thank you for your time,

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> installation of their softwares? If there has NEVER been a backup of
> the Database (.mdf), Recovery Model Set to Full, and there has never
> been a backup of the Log (.ldf) files?

My understanding is that as long as you have NOT truncated your log file the
answer should be yes.

> Using the trial software for both, this was unclear.
> Thank you for your time,
> bd|||bd420 (bd420@.hotmail.com) writes:
> installation of their softwares? If there has NEVER been a backup of
> the Database (.mdf), Recovery Model Set to Full, and there has never
> been a backup of the Log (.ldf) files?
> Using the trial software for both, this was unclear.

I believe the answer is no. The key here is that you have never taken a
backup of the database. As long as you have done that, the log works as
if you were in simple recovery. After, a log is supposed to be applied
to a database back, so if there isn't any...

But hadn't it been for this fine detail, the answer would be yes. That
is, there is a full backup taken some time, and you are running in
full recovery.

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