How to restore SQL Server 2014 backup in SQL Server 2008

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Were there any changes in this area with SQL Server 2014  I   ve seen this post Is it possible to restore Sql Server 2008 backup in sql server 2005 and I know that this was not possible as a scenario for 2012 -  2008 but I wonder if MS made any changes here with the 2014 version   We are evaluating 2014 version and we have a fairly large database in testing  We   d like to restore a backup of that database to SQL Server 2008 because that physical machine has more space  RAM       I   m getting standard error message when I try to restore backup but I was wondering if there is something else in SQL Server 2014 that I might be missing

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No  it is not possible   Stack Overflow wants me to answer with a longer answer  so I will say  no again   Documentation  https   docs microsoft com en-us sql t-sql statements backup-transact-sql compatibility     Backups that are created by more recent version of SQL Server cannot   be restored in earlier versions of SQL Server

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If you have both versions you can create a merge replication from new to old  Create a merge publication on your newer sql server and a subscription on the older version  After initializing the subscription you can create a backup of the database with the same structure and the same content but in an older version and restore it on your old target server  You can use this method also with sql server 2016 to target 2014  2012 or 2008

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Not really as far as I know but here are couple things you can try   Third party tools  Create empty database on 2008 instance and use third party tools such as ApexSQL Diff and Data Diff to synchronize schema and tables    Just use these  or any other on the market such as Red Gate  Idera  Dev Art  there are many similar  in trial mode to get the job done     Generate scripts  Go to Tasks -  Generate Scripts  select option to script the data too and execute it on 2008 instance  Works just fine but note that script order is something you must be careful about  By default scripts are not ordered to take dependencies into account

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It is a pretty old post  but I just had to do it today  I just right-clicked database from SQL2014 and selected Export Data option and that helped me to move data to SQL2012

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No I guess you cannot restore the databases from higher version to lower version   you can make data flow b w them i e you can scriptout  http   www mssqltips com sqlservertip 2810 how-to-migrate-a-sql-server-database-to-a-lower-version

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Please use SQL Server Data Tools from SQL Server Integration Services  Transfer Database Task  as here  https   stackoverflow com a 27777823 2127493

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Pretty old question    but I had the same problem today and solved with script  a little bit slow and complex but worked  I did this   Let s start from the source DB  SQL 2014  right click on the database you would like to backup -  Generate Scripts -   Script entire database and all database objet   or u can select only some table if u want  -  the most important step is in the  Set Scripting Options  tab  here you have to click on  Advanced  and look for the option  Script for Server version  and in my case I could select everything from SQL 2005  also pay attention to the option  Types of data to script  I advice  Schema and data  and also Script Triggers and Script Full-text Indexes  if you need  it s false by default  and finally click ok and next  Should look like this     Now transfer your generated script into your SQL 2008  open it and last Important Step  You must change mdf and ldf location    That s all folks  happy F5    D

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