You can save a backup of your MS SQL databases to a single file on your hard drive. These backup files have names ending with the ".bak" file extension, and you use them to restore database backups ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!! Your email has been sent Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim ...

This post explains what is a BAK file and how to open it on a Windows 11/10 PC. BAK file is a backup file that stores a copy of another file (or data in its previous state) for backup and recovery.

Idera, a provider of Microsoft SQL Server management and administration tools, announced SQL virtual database 1.3, the latest release for this solution that enables backup files to look and act just ...

I'm having to robocopy SQL 2005 dbs to another server for backup, and the other server is running SQL 2000. What is the T-SQL I need to use in order to delete files older than 'x' days? Since I'm not ...