Restore Database SQL 2008 Entreprise(.bak) to SQL 2012 Express

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Hi,

I try to restore database SQL 2008 to SQL 2012 but i have the same error :

Failed to restore the database "Base_Habilitation" data. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.RelationalEngineTasks)

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The database was backed up on a server running Version 8.00.2039. This version is incompatible with this server, which runs the version of 11.00.2100. Restore the database on a server that supports the backup, or use a backup for this server. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended)

it is possible to restore in this configuration?

thanks

jeremy

Posted 7-Aug-13 20:57pm

JeremH

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Solution 2

SQL Server 2012 doesn't support upgrading directly from SQL Server 2008. Perhaps, the simplest thing you can do is create an empty database on SQL Server 2008 and then use third party tools to read the backup and sync this newly created database with the backup.

You can find more answers here:
SQL Server database backup restore on lower version

Posted 10-Feb-14 23:18pm

Herbert Lynch

Solution 3

Try this

Sql 2008- Sql 2012[^]

Posted 10-Feb-14 23:24pm

Snehasish_Nandy

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Manas Bhardwaj · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-07T21:03:00

Solution 1

Look at this discussion:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15729468/trying-to-restore-from-bak-file-old-version-to-new[^]

Posted 7-Aug-13 21:03pm

Manas Bhardwaj

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JeremH 8-Aug-13 3:47am

I execute the HEADERONLY but i don't know what i must do with this informations