This article helps you troubleshoot common SQL Server backup and restore operations issues. These problems include slow backup or restore performance, version compatibility errors, Always On ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

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Idera’s SQLsafe — a backup utility for Microsoft SQL Server — was designed to compete directly with Imceda’s LiteSpeed. Similar to LiteSpeed, SQLsafe improves on native SQL Server backups with ...

According to Microsoft, you can use the contained database model to make the database more portable. This prevents orphaned users after a restore by authenticating accounts directly at the database ...