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Quickstart: Back up & restore database with SSMS
SQL Server
In this article, learn how to create a new database, take a backup of the database, and restore the backup in SQL Server using SSMS
MashaMSFT
mathoma
randolphwest, markingmyname
08/04/2023
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backup-restore
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Quickstart: Backup and restore a SQL Server database with SSMS

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

In this quickstart, you create a new database, take a full backup of it, and then restore it.

For a more detailed how-to, see Create a full database backup and Restore a backup using SSMS.

Prerequisites

To complete this quickstart, you need:

Create a test database

  1. Launch SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to your SQL Server instance.

  2. Open a New Query window.

  3. Run the following Transact-SQL (T-SQL) code to create your test database.

    USE [master];
GO

CREATE DATABASE [SQLTestDB];
GO

USE [SQLTestDB];
GO
CREATE TABLE SQLTest (
    ID INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
    c1 VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
    dt1 DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT GETDATE()
);
GO

USE [SQLTestDB]
GO

INSERT INTO SQLTest (ID, c1) VALUES (1, 'test1');
INSERT INTO SQLTest (ID, c1) VALUES (2, 'test2');
INSERT INTO SQLTest (ID, c1) VALUES (3, 'test3');
INSERT INTO SQLTest (ID, c1) VALUES (4, 'test4');
INSERT INTO SQLTest (ID, c1) VALUES (5, 'test5');
GO

SELECT * FROM SQLTest;
GO

  4. Refresh the Databases node in Object Explorer to see your new database.

Take a backup

To take a backup of your database, follow these steps:

SSMS

  1. Launch SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to your SQL Server instance.
  2. Expand the Databases node in Object Explorer.
  3. Right-click the database, hover over Tasks, and select Back up....
  4. Under Destination, confirm that the path for your backup is correct. If you need to change the path, select Remove to remove the existing path, and then Add to type in a new path. You can use the ellipses to navigate to a specific file.
  5. Select OK to take a backup of your database.

:::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-backup-restore-database/backup-db-ssms.png" alt-text="Screenshot of SQL Server Management Studio take backup." lightbox="media/quickstart-backup-restore-database/backup-db-ssms.png":::

T-SQL

Alternatively, you can run the following Transact-SQL command to back up your database. The path may be different on your computer:

USE [master];
GO
BACKUP DATABASE [SQLTestDB]
TO DISK = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL14.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup\SQLTestDB.bak'
WITH NOFORMAT, NOINIT,
NAME = N'SQLTestDB-Full Database Backup', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10;
GO

To read more about the different backup options, see BACKUP (Transact-SQL).

Restore a backup

SSMS

To restore your database, follow these steps:

  1. Launch SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to your SQL Server instance.

  2. Right-click the Databases node in Object Explorer and select Restore Database....

    :::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-backup-restore-database/restore-db-ssms1.png" alt-text="Restore a database":::

  3. Select Device:, and then select the ellipses (...) to locate your backup file.

  4. Select Add and navigate to where your .bak file is located. Select the .bak file and then select OK.

  5. Select OK to close the Select backup devices dialog box.

  6. Select OK to restore the backup of your database.

    :::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-backup-restore-database/restore-db-ssms2.png" alt-text="Restore the database" lightbox="media/quickstart-backup-restore-database/restore-db-ssms2.png":::

T-SQL

Alternatively, you can run the following Transact-SQL script to restore your database. The path may be different on your computer:

USE [master];
GO
RESTORE DATABASE [SQLTestDB]
FROM DISK = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL14.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup\SQLTestDB.bak' WITH  FILE = 1, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 5;
GO

Clean up resources

Run the following Transact-SQL command to remove the database you created, along with its backup history in the msdb database:

EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_delete_database_backuphistory @database_name = N'SQLTestDB'
GO

USE [master];
GO
DROP DATABASE [SQLTestDB];
GO

See also

Next steps