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Hell all,<br />
New sql express database. A week old. Right now, to back it up the employee makes sure that no one is logged in then goes into the database server and stops all the services related to the database. She then copies the data folder that contains the databases to another drive which she takes off site and then restarts the services so others can log into the database. Is this method it back up okay? I know that backing up to .BAK files through the sql management tool Is the preferred way to back up but Symantec backup exec is not installed yet and no backup scripts have been written yet. For right now drag-and-drop is the backup method I just want to make sure that in case of an emergency I can restore that drag-and-drop database which is not in the .bak format.<br />
Thanks<br />
Dt
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Hell all,
New sql express database. A week old. Right now, to back it up the employee makes sure that no one is logged in then goes into the database server and stops all the services related to the database. She then copies the data folder that contains the databases to another drive which she takes off site and then restarts the services so others can log into the database. Is this method it back up okay? I know that backing up to .BAK files through the sql management tool Is the preferred way to back up but Symantec backup exec is not installed yet and no backup scripts have been written yet. For right now drag-and-drop is the backup method I just want to make sure that in case of an emergency I can restore that drag-and-drop database which is not in the .bak format.
Thanks
Dt

Sql2008express backup: drag and drop backup

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 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. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

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.

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