SQL Server Error Msg 1986 – Cannot replace non-hypothetical index ‘%.*ls’ with a hypothetical index using the DROP_EXISTING option.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “1986 – Cannot replace non-hypothetical index ‘%.*ls’ with a hypothetical index using the DROP_EXISTING option.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

1986 – Cannot replace non-hypothetical index ‘%.*ls’ with a hypothetical index using the DROP_EXISTING option.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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