[sql-server-2008] How to restore to a different database in sql server?

You can create a new db then use the "Restore Wizard" enabling the Overwrite option or;

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RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK='c:\your.bak'

note the logical names of the .mdf & .ldf from the results, then;

RESTORE DATABASE MyTempCopy FROM DISK='c:\your.bak'
WITH 
   MOVE 'LogicalNameForTheMDF' TO 'c:\MyTempCopy.mdf',
   MOVE 'LogicalNameForTheLDF' TO 'c:\MyTempCopy_log.ldf'

To create the database MyTempCopy with the contents of your.bak.

Example (restores a backup of a db called 'creditline' to 'MyTempCopy';

RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK='e:\mssql\backup\creditline.bak'

>LogicalName
>--------------
>CreditLine
>CreditLine_log

RESTORE DATABASE MyTempCopy FROM DISK='e:\mssql\backup\creditline.bak'
WITH 
   MOVE 'CreditLine' TO 'e:\mssql\MyTempCopy.mdf',
   MOVE 'CreditLine_log' TO 'e:\mssql\MyTempCopy_log.ldf'

>RESTORE DATABASE successfully processed 186 pages in 0.010 seconds (144.970 MB/sec).

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