SQL Server Error Msg 3434 – Cannot change sort order or locale. An unexpected failure occurred while trying to reindex the server to a new collation. SQL Server is shutting down. Restart SQL Server to continue with the sort order unchanged. Diagnose and correct previous errors and then retry the operation.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “3434 – Cannot change sort order or locale. An unexpected failure occurred while trying to reindex the server to a new collation. SQL Server is shutting down. Restart SQL Server to continue with the sort order unchanged. Diagnose and correct previous errors and then retry the operation.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

3434 – Cannot change sort order or locale. An unexpected failure occurred while trying to reindex the server to a new collation. SQL Server is shutting down. Restart SQL Server to continue with the sort order unchanged. Diagnose and correct previous errors and then retry the operation.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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