What Is Partial Backup in Sql Server

A partial backup resembles a full database backup, but a partial backup does not contain all the filegroups. Instead, for a read-write database, a partial backup contains the data in the primary filegroup, every read-write filegroup, and, optionally, one or more read-only files.

What is a partial backup?

A partial backup resembles a full database backup, but a partial backup does not contain all the filegroups. Instead, for a read-write database, a partial backup contains the data in the primary filegroup, every read-write filegroup, and, optionally, one or more read-only files.

What is partial restore in SQL Server?

The partial restore sequence restores the primary filegroup, all read/write secondary filegroups, and (optionally) some of the read-only filegroups. During the initial stage, the whole database must go offline.