SSMS 18.4 Error opening database properties dialog box Azure SQL DB Managed Instance

Question

I have three databases in an Azure SQL DB Managed Instance. I am using SSMS 18.4. One database I can right-click, choose Properties, and the dialog box comes up normally. The other two databases give me the following error.

I have spent a couple of hours Googling with no results. Anyone have any ideas?

Answer 1

Azure support pointed me to this article which worked to cure the problem. Apparently the issue was multiple old entries in the msdb backup sets. All left over from when I was experimenting with Azure SQL MI Migration Assistant. Interestingly, the database where the Properties dialog always worked also has multiple old entries in the backup sets. So it's still a head scratcher!