Customize backup file name
By default SQLBackupAndFTP stores backups in file names like DatabaseNameYYYYMMDDHHMM.zip (eg Pubs201801011120.zip). But you can also use custom file names if you have such needs More…
Frequently Asked Questions about SQLBackupAndFTP
Here we tried to answer the most asked questions. If you couldn’t find an answer here you can ask your question on the community forum. If you have an active Full-Service subscription you can contact support.
How to send SQL Backup confirmations through my GMail, Hotmail or Yahoo account
If you have an active Full-Service subscription, then by default your mail server is set to Automatic (it is actually sent through our servers) and you don’t need to configure anything. But if you use a free version of SQLBackupAndFTP or your subscription has expired or you just want to configure your own mail servers – below are the instructions on how to do so. More…
Web Log – see backup history on the web
In SqlBackupAndFTP to see the history of database backups, you have to open the app on the server itself:
If you need to check the backup history remotely, especially for multiple servers – you have an option to see it on the web at sqlbackupandftp.com/weblog
How to run SqlBackupAndFtp v11 from a command line
SqlBackupAndFtp runs database backups automatically and most of the users schedule it via windows interface/GUI. But you can also start a backup job manually via a command line interface. One of the examples when you may need it is a complex scheduling scenario when the options provided in the program interface are not enough. In this case you may build more complicated schedule with Windows Schedule. More…
Dropbox has stopped the support of API v1
If you use the old versions of SQLBackupAndFTP v 10 or lower and send backups to Dropbox, then starting from June 28, 2017 (update: Dropbox have extended the API v1 cutoff date until September 28th, 2017), you will see with the following error message:
"Sorry, Dropbox has stopped the support of API v1. Please upgrade to the latest version of the application to work with the new Dropbox API."
The reason is that on that date Dropbox has turned off API v1 and older versions of SQLBackupAndFTP can not work with the latest Dropbox API. As a result there is no way to send backups to Dropbox using SQLBackupAndFTP v10 or lower.
If you plan to continue sending backups to Dropbox, please upgrade your license to the latest version of SQLBackupAndFTP v11 that supports all of the latest APIs.
SqlBackupAndFTP v11 is live
After several years of development the completely reworked v11 is now live. If you have used the previous version – start by reading:
SqlBackupAndFtp v11 – What’s New?
As before, you have several editions including free, but there are a few differences. See:
How SqlBackupAndFtp 11 differs from the previous versions?
For upgrade options from the previous version see:
How to migrate to SqlBackupAndFtp 11 from the previous versions
Also see:
Why do I Need the Full-Service subscription?
Web Log – see backup history on the web
How Tos – SqlBackupAndFtp
If you need help – go to Support Forum
Recommendation on how to Backup Large Databases with SQLBackupAndFTP
If you backup large SQL Server databases with the help of SQLBackupAndFTP then we want to give you some useful recommendations that may speed up the backup process. More…
How to migrate to SQLBackupAndFTP 11 from the previous versions
SqlBackupAndFTP v11 is a culmination of years of work and our SQL backup experience with close to 1 million installation of the earlier versions. It is significantly better than the previous version in every respect (or anything else on the market). Read SqlBackupAndFtp v11 – What’s New? or How SqlBackupAndFtp 11 differs from the previous versions?
If you have used the previous versions of SqlBackupAndFTP we strongly suggest migrating to v 11. More…