Database restore from full and diff

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Database restore from full and diff

lulu_lutz

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June 27, 2011 at 3:03 pm

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Once I do the full backup restore, do I have to apply each differential in order, or can I just apply the last differential from the 25th?
6/22/11 Full backup
6/23/11 Diff backup
6/24/11 Diff backup
6/25/11 Diff backup

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

Restore the full. Restore the last differential. If you have log backups restore them all in order. Restore all but the last backup WITH NORECOVERY

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muthukkumaran Kaliyamoorthy SSCoach Points: 19026 More actions · Answer 2

sqluser_8119 (6/27/2011)
Once I do the full backup restore, do I have to apply each differential in order, or can I just apply the last differential from the 25th?
6/22/11 Full backup
6/23/11 Diff backup
6/24/11 Diff backup
6/25/11 Diff backup

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Restore a full backup with norecovery on 6/22/11 +

Restore a Differential backup with norecovery on 6/25/11

If you have log backup restore it (with recovery ) after the Differential backup on 6/25/11 in a sequence.

For more read the bottom of the post.

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Edited: For more info

Muthukkumaran Kaliyamoorthy
https://www.sqlserverblogforum.com/

muthukkumaran Kaliyamoorthy SSCoach Points: 19026 More actions · Answer 3

sqluser_8119 (6/27/2011)
Once I do the full backup restore, do I have to apply each differential in order, or can I just apply the last differential from the 25th?
6/22/11 Full backup
6/23/11 Diff backup
6/24/11 Diff backup
6/25/11 Diff backup

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Muthukkumaran Kaliyamoorthy
https://www.sqlserverblogforum.com/

anil_kumar32 Ten Centuries Points: 1328 More actions · Answer 4

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Restore a full backup with norecovery on 6/22/11 +

Restore a Differential backup with recovery on 6/25/11 if you don't have log back up

OR

If you have log back up restore a Differential backup on 6/25/11 with norecovery.

Be informed that you must restore all back up with no recovery except the last one.

Regards,

Anil

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