Creating Full and Differential Backups of a SQL Server Database
Creating the correct backups is essential to a successful backup-and-restore strategy. The topics in this section describe how to create the various types of data and differential backups.
In This Section
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Describes how to use full database backups and differential database backups. |
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Describes how to use partial backups and differential partial backups. |
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Describes how to use file backups and differential file backups. |
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Describes the restrictions on using differential backups under the simple recovery model, the backup upon which a differential backup is based, and the conditions under which a file that is created after the differential base is included in new differential backups. |
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Describes partial backups after changing a database to read-write access and differential backups of a read-only database. |
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Describes copy-only backups. Copy-only backups are isolated backups that are intended as special-purpose additions to regularly scheduled conventional backups. |
Note
For information about how to schedule backup jobs for a database, see Maintenance Plan Wizard.
See Also
Concepts
Security Considerations for Backup and Restore
Backup Overview (SQL Server)
Working with Transaction Log Backups
Other Resources
Backing Up and Restoring Full-Text Catalogs
Backing Up and Restoring Databases and Transaction Logs
Backing Up and Restoring Replicated Databases
Implementing Restore Scenarios for SQL Server Databases
Working with Restore Sequences for SQL Server Databases