Top "Backup" questions

The act of saving one's files, data, applications, etc.

Cannot open backup device. Operating System error 5

Below is the query that I am using to backup (create a .bak) my database. However, whenever I run it, …

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What is a simple command line program or script to backup SQL server databases?

I've been too lax with performing DB backups on our internal servers. Is there a simple command line program that …

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When restoring a backup, how do I disconnect all active connections?

My SQL Server 2005 doesn't restore a backup because of active connections. How can I force it?

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Postgresql 9.2 pg_dump version mismatch

I am trying to dump a Postgresql database using the pg_dump tool. $ pg_dump books > books.out How …

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How to decrypt an encrypted Apple iTunes iPhone backup?

I've been asked by a number of unfortunate iPhone users to help them restore data from their iTunes backups. This …

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How to create a backup of a single table in a postgres database?

Is there a way to create a backup of a single table within a database using postgres? And how? Does …

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How can I backup a Docker-container with its data-volumes?

I've been using this Docker-image tutum/wordpress to demonstrate a Wordpress website. Recently I found out that the image uses …

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SQL-Server: Is there a SQL script that I can use to determine the progress of a SQL Server backup or restore process?

When I backup or restore a database using MS SQL Server Management Studio, I get a visual indication of how …

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Postgres: clear entire database before re-creating / re-populating from bash script

I'm writing a shell script (will become a cronjob) that will: 1: dump my production database 2: import the dump into my …

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Tar a directory, but don't store full absolute paths in the archive

I have the following command in the part of a backup shell script: tar -cjf site1.bz2 /var/www/site1/ …

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