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Joe

2005-09-30, 3:23 am

Does point-in-time restore only for full recovery model?
and if i use a full - backup then can i restore in any time or just the
backup time?
or if use transaction log , it can only to restore to the time of
transaction log, can i restore one minutes before the transaction log
Mike Epprecht \(SQL MVP\)

2005-09-30, 3:23 am

Hi

Yes, Point in time only works when a database is in full recovery mode, the
database is backed up, and the transaction log is backed up on a regular
basis.

You can do a point in time restore anywhere between the time the backup is
completed and the last transaction log backup is completed.

Regards
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"Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does point-in-time restore only for full recovery model?
> and if i use a full - backup then can i restore in any time or just the
> backup time?
> or if use transaction log , it can only to restore to the time of
> transaction log, can i restore one minutes before the transaction log



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