SqlBackupAndFtp 11 is significantly different from the previous versions – see the detailed post on what is new in v11. Here you can get a birds eye view on what is new and what is missing in the new version.
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Have you seen our brand-new version 11 of SqlBackupAndFtp? If yes, then you have also noticed that its looks and feels very different from its predecessor (compare features in the new & old versions). That’s right – this release is built from scratch based on our eight-year-experience creating SQL Server backup software and close to 1,000,000 installations of the previous versions.
If you have used the old version, this post will help you to quickly grasp the main points that make the new version better. If you are new to SqlBackupAndFtp, you can read this as a quick introduction. More…
Choosing a database backup strategy is crucial because it determines how data in your SQL Server database is protected. You can read more about database backup strategies, but here we are going to present you some statistics on how SQLBackupAndFTP users backup their databases. The numbers are based on a sample of about a thousand users. More…
Have you been asking yourself what kind of storage is the most appropriate for keeping your database backup? While there is no 100% perfect answer, in this blog post we are going to share with you some statistics that may help you in this matter. More…
Sometimes it is necessary to move SQLBackupAndFTP license to a new computer or server, but how to do it? Here is the short tutorial which will help you to move your SQLBackupAndFTP license to a new computer or server just in a few minutes. More…
Making scheduled SQL Server database backups you can receive the following error message:
DETAILED LOG: 10/10/2016 11:32:40 Creating backup of Adventureworks to C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\\MSSQL\\Backup (full) 10/10/2016 11:32:40 ERROR: A nonrecoverable I/O error occurred on file "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\\MSSQL\\Backup\\Adventureworks201610101132.bak:" 112(failed to retrieve text for this error. Reason: 15105). BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
During the backup process, you can get different error messages, it doesn’t matter how you make SQL Server database backups. You can backup your database using T-SQL Commands, SSMS or SQLBackupAndFTP. Assume during the backup process, you receive the following error message: More…
Making scheduled SQL Server database backups with the help of SQLBackupAndFTP you can face with some issues. Here we are going to discuss one of them. Let’s assume you created a scheduled database backup job and made all necessary settings, even clicked “Run Now” button to check the backup job and everything works perfectly. But when a time comes to make a backup according to the schedule you receive the following error message: More…
This article shows several ways of how you can restore a SQL Server database backup. In particular, we will consider how to restore database