

If you moved your file to this location but you're not able to see it in the wizard, this typically indicates a permissions issue - SQL Server or the user signed into SQL Server doesn't have permission to this file in this folder. bak file you recently moved to the backup location. Select Device and then select the ellipses (.) to choose a device. Right-click Databases in Object Explorer > Restore Database. Open SSMS and connect to your SQL Server instance. For example, the default location for a default instance of SQL Server 2019 (15.x) is:Ĭ:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup. This varies depending on your installation location, instance name and version of SQL Server. bak file to your SQL Server backup location. bak file from one of links provided in the download backup files section. To restore your database in SSMS, follow these steps:ĭownload the appropriate. If you're not familiar using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you can see connect & query to get started. You can do so using the RESTORE (Transact-SQL) command, or using the graphical interface (GUI) in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or Azure Data Studio. bak file to restore your sample database to your SQL Server instance. OLTPĪdditional files can be found directly on GitHub:

If you're not sure what you need, start with the OLTP version that matches your SQL Server version. Lightweight (LT) data is a lightweight and pared down version of the OLTP sample.Data Warehouse (DW) data is for data warehousing workloads.

