you can also do backup and restore through a sql query...
Backup
Backup Database db_name
TO DISK = 'path of the location'
WITH FORMAT
RESTORE DATABSE db_name
FROM DISK = 'path where your databse file is place'
WITH FORMAT
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To get quick answer follow this link:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/