Can we restore SQL Server 2012 backup to 2019?

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In short no an incremental backup spanning multiple SQL Server versions is not possible. Irrespective of Blue Prism, upgrading the version of SQL Server is a one way operation, you can upgrade from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2019 but you cannot downgrade.

Can we restore SQL Server 2012 backup to 2017?

Yes, SQL Server is backward compatible. You can restore a database from any previous version of SQL Server that was supported at the time of the release.

Can you restore a SQL 2012 database to SQL 2016?

The short answer is yes. You can restore your database backup on a different version of SQL Server, but there is a tiny restriction.

Can we restore SQL Server 2008 backup to 2019?

The only option one should follow if they are using SQL Server 2008/R2, is to upgrade it to the latest version of the SQL Server. SQL Server 2019 allows you to directly upgrade from SQL Server 2008/R2 and keep the database compatibility to the earlier version.

Can we restore SQL Server 2014 backup to 2017?

Finally, there is a new concept called SysTools SQL Backup Recovery Tool, which is fully functional to support SQL . bak file of all SQL Server. The software allows users to restore SQL Server 2014 backup to 2017 Server with all or selective components of database.

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