In practice none. They are both errors that requires the database to be repaired, if possible, or restored from a clean backup. Originally, before SQL 7 or so, CHECKALLOC was a separate command.
dbcc checkdb : allocation vs consistency error
sakuraime
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if there are error from dbcc checkdb , what are the differences between allocation error and consistency error ?
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AmeliaGu-MSFT 13,976 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2021-07-26T08:08:08.77+00:00 Hi sakuraime,
Please check this thread which might help:
allocation errors have to do with errors in the way that pages are linked to objects, consistency errors have to do with the structure of a page.
Best Regards,
Amelia