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Create a copy of a database by restoring and renaming from a backup
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| -- SOURCE: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6267273/how-to-restore-to-a-different-database-in-sql-server | |
| -- Get the files, note the logical names of the .mdf and .ldf files | |
| restore filelistonly from disk='E:\MSSQL\Backup\NewProjectExplorer\NewProjectExplorer_20170330.bak' | |
| -- Restore and rename the backup | |
| restore database [NewName] from disk = 'E:\MSSQL\Backup\NewProjectExplorer\NewProjectExplorer_20170330.bak' | |
| with | |
| move '[LogicalNameForMdf]' to 'E:\MSSQL\[NewName].mdf', | |
| move '[LogicalNameForLdf]' to 'E:\MSSQL\[NewName]_log.ldf' |
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