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I am not a sql person at all. &nbsp;I need to make a backup of a 2012 sql database and restore it on a development machine. &nbsp;This seems to be more difficult than it needs to be. &nbsp;Can anyone assist in simple terms please?
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I am not a sql person at all.  I need to make a backup of a 2012 sql database and restore it on a development machine.  This seems to be more difficult than it needs to be.  Can anyone assist in simple terms please?

SQL 2012 database backup and restore

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.

Microsoft SQL Server

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.