https://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/restore/Recent content in Restore on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comSun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-point-in-time-restore-script-stopat/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-point-in-time-restore-script-stopat/ <h2 id="recover-a-sql-server-database-to-a-specific-point-in-time">Recover a SQL Server Database to a Specific Point in Time</h2> <p>SQL Server's <code>RESTORE LOG ... WITH STOPAT</code> lets you roll a database back to any exact moment covered by your backup chain. This guide walks through querying backup history in <code>msdb</code>, executing the restore sequence, and verifying the result.</p> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1012089347386563" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1012089347386563" data-ad-slot="8593449130"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <h2 id="purpose-and-overview">Purpose and Overview</h2> <p>Data loss incidents — accidental deletes, bad deployments, runaway updates — rarely happen at a convenient backup boundary. Point-in-time restore solves this by replaying transaction logs only up to a target timestamp, leaving the database in a consistent state as of that moment.</p>