How can I restore just one table from a database backup in SQL Server?
I don't believe this is possible.
A better option would be to Generate Scripts from the first original database, and choose 1 table, and Script Data. Then execute this script on your database (where you wish to restore just 1 table).
If you don't have access to the original database, then restore the backup to a new database, create the Generate Scripts.. script from there, and then remove the new database.
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I used the following command for restoring a database:
RESTORE DATABASE TorqueNet
FROM DISK = 'C:\Backup.bak';
GO
This command deletes the existing data and performs a complete data replacement.
Instead of that, I want to append new data and replace existing records if there are any changes but keep existing data.
If I understand you, no you cannot. A database restore will overwrite the destination.
It sounds like you are wanting to merge one database into another, which can be done with 3rd party tools.
You would need to
Restore the backup to another database
Merge the newly restored database into the current database.
If this is a task that you need to repeat, then you could probably create an SSIS package to help you automate the process.
If you have a search for SQL Merge tools, or look at this question
A restore is replacing the database, its not running any kinda of insert or update transact sql it really is just overwriting the database.
In my team's database, we had a table named "Dummy" so we removed the table, but later found out that we need the data from this table so now wish to recover it.
We do not have an active backup policy in SQL Server. Does anyone know if the tool does some sort of snapshot automatically at some point? If yes, where can we find this data?
When I said that we don't use a T-SQL Script, it's because we remove the table using the right bottom and made "Delete".
I've this backup policy but I can't the backup file in order to restore the database:
ApexSQL Recover can recover data lost due to a DELETE, TRUNCATE, or DROP TABLE operation.
Is there a way to backup and restore a database without the data. I just want the tables, scheme, stored procedures, etc. without the data.
How to backup the database?
How to restore it in SSMS?
If I'm not mistaken you can do this:
Right click the database
Select Script Database As
Select Create to
Select file
This gives you a script that you can run on a different server to set up the db.
Update:
You probably need to follow the steps here
Let's say I have database named db1 on SQL Server. I have daily backup, and I wanted to restore month old backup to new database, so I can recover just some info.
I created database db2, and tried to restore the db1 backup to new and empty db2 database.
I got message that backup I selected does not contain db2 backup and it started to restore db1 itself!!!
So now, for quite some time, next to db1 there is message (restoring...)
How can I stop restoring db, I didn't wanted to restore db1 at first place, and that's why I choose to restore backup to db2 destination.
Is there any chance I still have today's db, not this one month old?
I still can't open db1 to see what I have there, because it's not accessible.
Thanks.
Sorry but I am sure you are using GUI and you were not carful in that even. Please use query over GUI for max work.
Now your issue, I am not sure if you already fix but as no reply on web
Now you lost your database, its of no use. So find a latest backup and restore db1 (you can use point in time recovery if you have t-log backups)
Restore db2 with 30 days old backup by query , use move option in restore or create new empty database first and then restore same with replace option.
I've got a backup made using the regular SQL Server 2005 backup command. Is there a way to restore just a single table, not the whole DB?
Restore the whole database to another machine (or temporary database), then copy the table seems like the easiest to me.
This is not natively supported in SSMS but it’s possible using third party tools.
Apart from Red Gate (great tools btw) you can try SQL Diff (restore object) and SQL Data Diff (restore data) from ApexSQL.
Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with ApexSQL but we are their customers and use their tools
The unit of backup and recovery in SQL Server is the database (it is the outer boundary of referential integrity).
Red Gate has some pretty good tools for row-level restore (SQL Data Compare and SQL Backup), but they come at a price.
Detach the current database then restore the database with the date of the tbl you need to a new location (make a sub folder) to put it in keep it separate from your production databases, then restore the database to that sub folder, when completed find the tbl you need and script it to a create script file save to a file, your done with the database delete it then reattached the original one, now scroll down to the tbl you want to restore and script it to a create file (this is a backup only) now delete the tbl, make sure your database is selected and the active one next load the the scripted file you just created with the other database in the query analyzer and run it, it should report successful now check to see if your tbl has been replaced. your done