I recently read an article that suggested scripted restores are the best way to go. Essentially the script I saw is completely automated, it goes into the backup directory and restores your full, then your differential, then each transaction log backup. At
first I thought it was a good idea, but the more I think about it, fixing whatever ends up erroring out on a script when murphy rears his head, is going to be more time consuming than manually restoring full, differential, and then subseuquent transaction
log backups. I feel that while it may take longer than a script that actually works, if the script fails, you could have a mess on your hands. What say ye experienced DBA's?
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