Restore

Great resources for SQL Server DBAs learning about SQL Server Restore with these valuable tips, tutorials, how-to’s, scripts, and more.

Title Author Date
Restore multiple SQL Server backup files – RESTORE … WITH NORECOVERY Greg Robidoux2026-06-23
Get contents of a SQL Server backup file – RESTORE HEADERONLY Greg Robidoux2026-06-23
Managing Point in Time Restores and Retention Policies for SQL Server Backups Aaron Bertrand2026-05-19
SQL Server Database Stuck in Restoring State Daniel Calbimonte2026-05-04
SQL Server RESTORE FILELISTONLY Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
SQL Server Restore Options and Commands Tutorial Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
Exclusive database access for a SQL Server restore Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
SQL Server Restore Commands Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
SQL Server RESTORE LABELONLY Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
How to restore a SQL Server backup – RESTORE DATABASE Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
How to restore a SQL Server transaction log backup – RESTORE LOG Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
Fix SQL Server database in restoring state – RESTORE … WITH RECOVERY Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
Checking to make sure a SQL Server backup is useable – RESTORE VERIFYONLY Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
SQL Server Restore Options Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
Get SQL Server Restore Percentage Complete – RESTORE WITH STATS Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
SQL Server point in time restore – RESTORE … WITH STOPAT Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
Restore and overwrite SQL Server database – RESTORE … WITH REPLACE Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
Restore SQL Server database to new file location – RESTORE … WITH MOVE Greg Robidoux2025-05-04
Auto Create SQL RESTORE DATABASE Command from Database Backup File Mircea Dragan2025-04-30
SQL Server Backup or Restore using Network Share with SSMS Ahmad Yaseen2025-01-03
How to downgrade a SQL Server database to a lower version Basit Farooq2024-12-30
Automatically Generate Restore Database SQL Server Scripts Nisarg Upadhyay2024-11-28
SQL Server point in time recovery Greg Robidoux2022-12-19
SQL Server Database Save Point for Recovery Jim Evans2022-11-23
SQL Server Internal Database Compatibility Issues with Restore Aaron Bertrand2022-06-01
SQL Server Database Restores Using File Snapshot Backups Mohammed Moinudheen2021-09-21
Issues with SQL Server Permissions to Restore a Database Sergey Gigoyan2021-08-02
Restore Database SQL Server Options and Examples Joe Gavin2021-06-21
Getting exclusive access to restore SQL Server database Greg Robidoux2021-02-11
Restore TDE Enabled Azure SQL DB Mohammed Moinudheen2020-09-21
Automate Database Restore for SQL Server Joe Gavin2020-07-06
SQL Server Backup Size vs Database Size Script Alejandro Cobar2020-02-26
View Contents of SQL Server Backup File without Restoring Kenneth Igiri2019-02-13
How to Perform an Online Page Level Restore in SQL Server Simon Liew2018-10-19
Restore SQL Server Database to Another Server After Disabling TDE Mohammed Moinudheen2018-08-17
Automating a SQL Server Database Refresh Joe Gavin2018-05-18
Restore Individual Tables Using SQL Server BACPAC Thomas LaRock2017-08-28
Optimize SQL Server Database Restore Performance Bhavesh Patel2017-08-04
Script to find out when SQL Server recovery will finish Garrett Ellison2017-06-07
Simple Procedure to Make a Copy of a SQL Server Database Eli Leiba2016-12-05
Solve Common SQL Server Restore Issues Sergey Gigoyan2015-12-04
Recovering a SQL Server TDE Encrypted Database Successfully K. Brian Kelley2015-04-01
Understanding SQL Server Log Sequence Numbers for Backups Simon Liew2014-04-22
SQL Server Database RESTORE WITH MOVE or not WITH MOVE Mike Eastland2013-11-22
Different Ways to Restore a SQL Server Database Simon Liew2013-10-29
How to Automate SQL Server Restores for a Test Server K. Brian Kelley2012-12-11
Table level recovery for selected SQL Server tables Tibor Nagy2012-11-30
How to revert a Database Snapshot to recover a SQL Server database Manvendra Singh2012-06-25
How to Restart an Interrupted SQL Server Database Restore Ashish Kumar Mehta2012-05-21
Why Can’t I Restore a Database to an Older Version of SQL Server? K. Brian Kelley2012-04-17
Point in Time Recovery Using New Timeline Feature in SQL Server 2012 Ashish Kumar Mehta2012-02-20
When was SQL Server Database Restored, the Source and Backup Date Thomas LaRock2009-10-16
Restore a SQL Server Database to a New Database to Minimize Downtime Jeremy Kadlec2009-08-05
When was the last time your SQL Server database was restored Thomas LaRock2009-04-07
Auto generate SQL Server restore scripts after each backup completes Ken Simmons2008-10-23
Auto Generate SQL Server Restore Script from Backups in a Directory Greg Robidoux2008-09-16
Automate a Database Restore Chad Boyd2008-07-29
Auto generate SQL Server database restore scripts Greg Robidoux2007-05-14
SQL Server Database Restores Mapping Users to Logins Greg Robidoux2006-09-15