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C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backu<wbr />p is only a default backup folder for your SQL Server instance. But you still need to make regular backups &nbsp;to be able to recover any database. It does not happen automatically unles someone (mayby you) defined maintenance plans which place backup files into your folder. Check the dates of backup files - if they are quite old, dont rely on them.
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backup is only a default backup folder for your SQL Server instance. But you still need to make regular backups  to be able to recover any database. It does not happen automatically unles someone (mayby you) defined maintenance plans which place backup files into your folder. Check the dates of backup files - if they are quite old, dont rely on them.

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Forgive my ignorance when it comes to MS SQL Server, I'm a bit of a noob on the topic, but does it have a built in utility for performing backup/restore or would I go through the Windows backup wizard?
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Forgive my ignorance when it comes to MS SQL Server, I'm a bit of a noob on the topic, but does it have a built in utility for performing backup/restore or would I go through the Windows backup wizard?

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Are the backup files that can be found in the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backu<wbr />p sufficient in term of an actually database backup? What I mean is, will I be able to recover from these files if something happened? Or should I be using some other method of backing up my databases?<br />
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Thanks.
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Are the backup files that can be found in the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Backup sufficient in term of an actually database backup? What I mean is, will I be able to recover from these files if something happened? Or should I be using some other method of backing up my databases?

Thanks.

SQL Server 2005 backup files

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.

Databases

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.