Restore Database To Lower Version in MSSQL

Description: Restore database from Higher Version of MSSQL to Lower Version
Procedure:

  • Open SQL server management studio in 2014
  • Right Click on Database > Tasks > Generate Script

  • Click on Advanced
  • Make 2 Changes
  • Script for server Version : SQL Server 2008
  • Types of data to script : Schema and data

  • After completed open query in SQL management studio and change location of datadir and log file according destination database server and save file in .sql
  • Open .sql file in destination server that will create database and migrate all data in new database server.

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