SQL Server: Database stuck in “Restoring” state

Question

I backed up a database:

BACKUP DATABASE MyDatabase
TO DISK = \'MyDatabase.bak\'
WITH INIT --overwrite existing

And then tried to restore it

Answer 1

Have you tried running a VERIFY ONLY? Just to make sure it's a sound backup.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188902.aspx

Answer 2

I have got the MyDbName (Restoring...) case because of SQL Express licensed limit.

In the log file, I found this:

CREATE DATABASE or ALTER DATABASE failed because the resulting cumulative database size would exceed your licensed limit of 10240 MB per database.

So if you are trying to restore a bigger database, you need to switch your SQL Express server to Developer edition for instance.