Where is Azure SQL backup stored?

Where are SQL backups stored in Azure?

Azure SQL Server automatically creates full backups every week, differential backups every 12 hours, and transaction log backups every 5-10 minutes. The backups are stored in RA-GRS storage blobs that are replicated to a paired data center for protection against a data center outage.

Where are SQL backups stored?

The default backup directory is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL. n\MSSQL\Backup, where n is the number of the server instance. Therefore, for the default server instance, the default backup directory is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13. MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup.

Are Azure SQL databases backed up?

Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance provide both short-term and long-term retention of backups. Short-term retention backups allow Point-In-Time-Restore (PITR) within the retention period for the database, while long-term retention provides backups for various compliance requirements.

How do I check my Azure database backup?

In the Azure portal, navigate to your server and then select Backups. To view the available LTR backups for a specific database, select Manage under the Available LTR backups column. A pane will appear with a list of the available LTR backups for the selected database.