How you back up your database depends three factors: how the database is delivered to you, the backup logistics of the database, and the recovery time objective (RTO) and the recovery point objective ...

This post explains what is a BAK file and how to open it on a Windows 11/10 PC. BAK file is a backup file that stores a copy of another file (or data in its previous state) for backup and recovery.

The transaction log file contains the SQL Server transactions of the database. It basically records the database transactions and the changes made by the transactions to the database. The logs are ...