Home Forums SQL Server 2005 Backups 9.3 GB bak won't restore to (10 GB limit) SQL Server Express 2008 R2 RE: 9.3 GB bak won't restore to (10 GB limit) SQL Server Express 2008 R2

  • It's less a question of reducing the size of your backup file and more a question of the size of the original database / data file sizes from the source database. Since the backup will not restore, it appears that it contains a database that would create data files larger than the 10gb limit.

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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