Restore a database to a new location, and optionally rename the database
To restore a database to a new location, and optionally rename the database
To restore a database to a new location, and optionally rename the database
1. Connect to the appropriate instance of the SQL Server Database Engine, and then in Object Explorer, click the server name to expand the server tree.
2. Right-click Databases, and then click Restore Database. The Restore Database dialog box opens.
3. On the General page, use the Source section to specify the source and location of the backup sets to restore. Select one of the following options:
o Database
§ Select the database to restore from the drop-down list. The list contains only databases that have been backed up according to the msdb backup history.
Note If the backup is taken from a different server, the destination server will not have the backup history information for the specified database. In this case, select Device to manually specify the file or device to restore.
o Device
§ Click the browse (...) button to open the Select backup devices dialog box. In the Backup media type box, select one of the listed device types. To select one or more devices for the Backup media box, click Add. After you add the devices you want to the Backup media list box, click OK to return to the General page. In the Source: Device: Database list box, select the name of the database which should be restored.
Note This list is only available when Device is selected. Only databases that have backups on the selected device will be available.
4. In the Destination section, the Database box is automatically populated with the name of the database to be restored. To change the name of the database, enter the new name in the Database box.
5. In the Restore to box, leave the default as To the last backup taken or click on Timeline to access the Backup Timeline dialog box to manually select a point in time to stop the recovery action.
6. In the Backup sets to restore grid, select the backups to restore. This grid displays the backups available for the specified location. By default, a recovery plan is suggested. To override the suggested recovery plan, you can change the selections in the grid. Backups that depend on the restoration of an earlier backup are automatically deselected when the earlier backup is deselected.
7. To specify the new location of the database files, select the Files page, and then click Relocate all files to folder. Provide a new location for the Data file folder and Log file folder. Alternatively you can keep the same folders and just rename the database and log file names.