What happens if I restore an older version of a database?

How do I restore a previous version of a database?

How to restore a SQL Server database backup to an older version of SQL Server1Select the Save scripts to a specific location option.2Specify whether the database objects and data will be scripted to a single file, multiple files, as well as the path and encoding of the generated scripts.3Click Advanced.

Can I restore a SQL 2016 database to 2012?

The short answer is yes. You can restore your database backup on a different version of SQL Server, but there is a tiny restriction. SQL Server allows you to restore only upwards, for example, from SQL Serve 2000 to 2005 or from 2008 to 2012.

What happens when you restore a database?

Data restore is the process of copying backup data from secondary storage and restoring it to its original location or a new location. A restore is performed to return data that has been lost, stolen or damaged to its original condition or to move data to a new location.

Does SQL restore overwrite the existing database?

Restoring over an existing database with a backup taken of another database. With the REPLACE option, restore allows you to overwrite an existing database with whatever database is in the backup set, even if the specified database name differs from the database name recorded in the backup set.