how do we backup only 50% of database in sql server ?

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Posted 4-Feb-13 19:47pm

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Mehdi Gholam · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-04T19:54:00

The simple answer is you can't.

You can selectively backup tables (entire tables) with : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckwoody/archive/2010/06/03/back-up-a-single-table-in-sql-server.aspx[^]

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AdityaPratapSingh 5-Feb-13 1:59am

i mean total size of my database is 1.5 gb. but i want only 500 mb

Mehdi Gholam 5-Feb-13 2:07am

Try compressing the backup file with a utility like 7-zip etc.

AdityaPratapSingh 5-Feb-13 2:08am

kkk thanks

__TR__ 5-Feb-13 7:45am

+5

Mehdi Gholam 5-Feb-13 8:58am

Cheers!