Setting a SQL Database to Simple Recovery Model
This guide will show you how to put a SQL database into the Simple Recovery Model. Having a database in this recovery model is required in order to take differential backups (instead of just full backups).
Directions
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Open SQL Server Management Studio
and log into the SQL instance containing the database you want to back up. -
Expand the Databases folder to show the database you want.
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Right-click on the database and select Properties.
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In the Properties window, select the Options page on the left.
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Then change the Recovery model: field to Simple and hit OK at the bottom.