Hi Guy,
Yes, I was able to restore the database and SQL Server converted the database from older version to the new one on-the-fly. I used options WITH MOVE when restoring in order to get around the problem that the database was in a different directory when it was backup up.
Thank you very much for your input.
>I don't know if there are other alternatives, but that's what I did. CReate the DB manually, and then restore the backup (that came from another server).
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>You may also have to modify the file paths (DB & log) at the time of the restore to match the target server/database (assuming the datapaths are different on each server).
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>>If you want to restore a database that was backup up from another server (on another system) do you have to create a database of the same name first?
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>>I am trying to restore a database from a .bak file on a disk but I don't see a choice in my Restore Database window to specify where the backup resides?
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>>Any suggestions, please?
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>>Thank you.
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