In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

This topic describes how to restore a backup from a device in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] by using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull ...

description: This article describes the benefits of backing up SQL Server databases and introduces backup and restore strategies and security considerations.

Trying to restore a SQL .bak file created from one SQL server (2008) to a new database on another SQL server (2012). It's failing and saying that it is unable to get exclusive rights. Here's what I ...