>>Thank you.
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>>>No
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>>>>When I need to do some changes to the customer database (SQL Server) I usually make a backup first using SSMS -> Tasks -> Backup. But the database could be used by some users ( VFP 9 application). Can creating this backup while the application may be accessing it, cause data corruption or another kind of a problem? TIA.
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>The opposite is not true - you should not have any connections to the database while making a restore. But for the backup you it does not matter.
Thank you.
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