In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

I'm trying to backup the database on a dedicated server running SQL Server 2005. The Management Studio installation got messed up somehow and I get an unhandled exception everytime I launch it and ...

Do you have a BackupExec SQL Agent CAL? You can't (well, shouldn't) back up the MDF/LDF files directly. If you have the CAL, BackupExec will use VSS to do a snapshot and backup a consistent copy of ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...