SQL Server Error Msg 3098 – The backup cannot be performed because ‘%ls’ was requested after the media was formatted with an incompatible structure. To append to this media set, either omit ‘%ls’ or specify ‘%ls’. Alternatively, you can create a new media set by using WITH FORMAT in your BACKUP statement. If you use WITH FORMAT on an existing media set, all its backup sets will be overwritten.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “3098 – The backup cannot be performed because ‘%ls’ was requested after the media was formatted with an incompatible structure. To append to this media set, either omit ‘%ls’ or specify ‘%ls’. Alternatively, you can create a new media set by using WITH FORMAT in your BACKUP statement. If you use WITH FORMAT on an existing media set, all its backup sets will be overwritten.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

3098 – The backup cannot be performed because ‘%ls’ was requested after the media was formatted with an incompatible structure. To append to this media set, either omit ‘%ls’ or specify ‘%ls’. Alternatively, you can create a new media set by using WITH FORMAT in your BACKUP statement. If you use WITH FORMAT on an existing media set, all its backup sets will be overwritten.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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