Use sqlzip to do the backup, it will compress the backup on the fly. A 5gb backup file will be around 400mb when done. Sqlzip is also faster on the...

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Backup local then copy across the network. Sqlzip will compress the backups on the fly instead of laying the files down and then compressing them. I...

I am having the same issue. I have tried several accounts even my own, all come up with the same error. I know that these account can log in. Is...

The paths should be valid.If I run sp_helpdb for Northwind I get the following:

Northwind, 1, C:\MSSQL\DATA\northwnd.mdf, PRIMARY, 4864 KB, Unlimited, 10%, data only

Northwind_log, 2, C:\MSSQL7\DATA\northwnd.ldf, NULL, 1024 KB, Unlimited, 10%,...