How to manually uninstall ApexSQL Recover server-side components

Applies to
ApexSQL Recover

Summary
This article explains how to manually uninstall the server-side components when it is not possible to utilize ApexSQL Recover (un)installer or when server-side components need to be uninstalled from the passive cluster node.

Description

1. Connect to SQL server with administrator account

2. Execute the following SQL script:

   IF EXISTS (
   		SELECT *
   		FROM master.dbo.sysobjects
   		WHERE NAME = 'xp_ApexSqlRecover2008'
   		)
   	EXEC master.dbo.sp_dropextendedproc 'xp_ApexSqlRecover2008'
   
   IF EXISTS (
   		SELECT *
   		FROM master.dbo.sysobjects
   		WHERE NAME = 'xp_ApexSqlRecover'
   		)
   	EXEC master.dbo.sp_dropextendedproc 'xp_ApexSqlRecover'
   
   DBCC ApexSqlRecover2008Xprocs(FREE)
   
   DBCC ApexSqlRecoverXprocs(FREE)
   

3. Uninstall the server helper driver by executing the following command in the command prompt:

   “C:\ProgramData\ApexSQL\ApexSQLRecover\<Instance_Name>\Binn\ApexSqlRecoverServerHelper.exe” /unload

4. Delete the following extended procedure file from the folder “c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\<MSSQL.SQL.Server>\MSSQL\Binn\”:

   ApexSqlRecoverXprocs.dll

5. Delete the server-side recovery components folder

   C:\ProgramData\ApexSQL\ApexSQLRecover\<Instance_Name>

   Downloads

   Please download the script(s) associated with this article on our GitHub repository.

   Please contact us for any problems or questions with the scripts.

    

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