Msg 3241- Restore SQL Backup error

\ by 
RESTORE filelistonly
FROM DISK = N'E:\MSSQL\My2012Backup'

Ooops. Trying to restore a more current database backup on an older server got me this error.

Msg 3241, Level 16, State 13, Line 2
The media family on device 'E:\MSSQL\My2012backup' is incorrectly formed. SQL Server cannot process this media family.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
RESTORE FILELIST is terminating abnormally.

Run the restore command on a newer version of SQL fixes the error.

 

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