SQL Server is the most popular relational database management system for storing and retrieving data. When using a database, almost all users need to create SQL database backup to avoid a data loss problem. When users have a backup file (.bak) of SQL Server database, it is easy to restore data in SQL Server. This blog is all related to how a user can create database backup in SQL Server. Here, we will also discuss a complete solution of how to recover corrupted SQL Server Database from BAK file.
User Query
“Hello, I am using MS SQL Server 2012 and looking for a solution to create a backup of SQL Server database. Can someone guide me on how to create SQL database backup? Please suggest me a reliable solution that will not lose or corrupt any data information.”
Mack Edison, USA
Steps to create a full SQL database backup with Transact- SQL are as follows;
1. Execute the BACKUP DATABASE statement to create a complete backup of the database by specifying:
BACKUP DATABASE AdventureWorks
TO DISK = ‘C:\AdventureWorks.BAK’
GO
Add different Options to backup with Options
2. Specify one or more WITH options which include:
Similarly, there are more T-SQL database commands for differential backup.
Done! This is the complete process to create Database backup in SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio and T-SQL. Now, lets know how to restore database from backup.
When you create database backup in SQL Server and the backup file is in a healthy state, you can restore BAK file in SQL Server using SSMS. But if the SQL Server backup file is corrupted, you must opt for a third-party solution because there is no inbuilt utility to restore SQL Server Database from BAK file which is damaged. The SQL Server Backup Recovery Tool is the most reliable, efficient and instant solution to repair & restore database from .bak file.
Download the software on the Windows system by clicking on the below link:
Steps to Repair and Restore BAK File are as follows;
Step 1. Click Open and browse to add the SQL .BAK file.
Step 2. Auto detect the SQL Server .bak file version or manually select the actual version.
Step 3. Click on Multiple Backup File Option to restore bak file in bulk
Step 4. Click on the Recover button to start the recovery of SQL Server corrupt backup file
Step 5. After finishing the recovery process, select the Export button.
Step 6. Select the option:- Export to SQL Server Database or Export as SQL Server Compatible Scripts and fill all the required information
Step 7. Click on the Export button to export all the recovered data items to the SQL Server.
That’s how you restore BAK file in SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio. Also, can easily restore SQL database from BAK file which is damaged using the professional software.
Once you create database backup in SQL Server, the software offers multiple features to restore bak file and some of them are listed in the below section.
Step by step method of how to create database backup in SQL Server and restore bak file using SSMS are discussed here. We also discussed how to restore SQL Server Database from BAK file which is in an unhealthy state using professional software.
Unluckily no, you can.not restore corrupted BAK file. First you need to repair it using the SQL backup recovery tool and then restore them to the SQL database.
You can create backup of SQL database automatically by doing these steps:
Step 1. Open the SQL server Management Studio.
Step 2. Connect to the database and go to the Object Explorer
Step 3. Open the “Management” folder and locate the “Maintenance plan” folder. Then right-click on Maintenance Plan folder and select New Maintenance Plan
Step 4. Enter the name of the Maintenance Plan.
Step 5. Now double-click on the database task to set up the backup process and drag the element onto the right window.
Step 6. From the Object Explorer > SQL Server Agent > Jobs. Under the SQL Agent jobs, we may find the job that created automatically.
Step 7. Right-click on this job, and click Start job at Step