USE master -- (Cant sit in the database whilst its being restored!) GO
ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE GO
-- Restore Full Backup RESTORE DATABASE MyDatabase FROM DISK = x:MSSQLBACKUPMyBackupFilename_Full.BAK WITH REPLACE, NORECOVERY, -- Use if more T/Logs to recover -- RECOVERY, -- Use if NO more T/Logs to recover STATS = 10, -- Show progress (every 10%) MOVE MyDatabase_Data TO x:MSSQLDATAMyDatabase.mdf, MOVE MyDatabase_Log TO x:MSSQLDATAMyDatabase.ldf GO
-- Optional restore Differential Backup RESTORE DATABASE MyDatabase FROM DISK = x:MSSQLBACKUPMyDatabase_Diff.BAK WITH -- RECOVERY -- Use if NO more file to recover NORECOVERY -- Use if there are T/Logs to recover GO
-- Optional restore Transaction Log Backup RESTORE DATABASE MyDatabase FROM DISK = x:MSSQLBACKUPMyDatabase_yyyymmdd_hhmm_Trans.BAK WITH -- RECOVERY -- Use if NO more T/Logs to recover NORECOVERY -- Use if more T/Logs to recover GO
-- Set the database ready for use (after all backups have been restored) RESTORE DATABASE MyDatabase RECOVERY GO
-- Rename logical names (only needed if restoring from a backup for a Different database): ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase MODIFY FILE (NAME = OrigDatabase_Data, NEWNAME = MyDatabase_data) GO ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase MODIFY FILE (NAME = OrigDatabase_Log, NEWNAME = MyDatabase_log) GO