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What to choose in the Format drop-down option?
By default, the .safe SQL Safe format is displayed in this option. You can define the format of the backup, select .safe or .bak.Backups created using the SQL Safe file format can only be restored by SQL Safe. The SQL Server format is the native SQL Server backup file format. Backups created using the SQL Server format can be restored using SQL Safe and native SQL Server tools.
When should you specify a description?
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After choosing your backup type, go to Selecting the location of your backup files.
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