How do I open a .BAK file in SQL?

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Back up the database into a BAK file Open the SQL Server Management Studio. Select the database instance to back up in the left navigation pane. Right-click > Tasks > Backup. For Destination, select Disk. The destination file should have the extension *. BAK.

What program opens a BAK file?

You can open a BAK file and use it to restore a SQL Server database in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, which is included in Microsoft SQL Server.

How do I convert a BAK file to SQL?

A . bak can't be converted to SQL directly -- it contains a backup of a database which does not have a clear relationship to SQL. You could restore the backup and then use SQL Server tools and then use that to make some SQL to recreate the SQL server objects but not the dat.

How do I open a SQL Server backup?

Restore a backup1Launch SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to your SQL Server instance.2Right-click the Databases node in Object Explorer and select Restore Database....3Select Device:, and then select the ellipses (...) to locate your backup file.4Select Add and navigate to where your .Quickstart: Back up & restore database - SQL Server

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