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error: 3205; too many backups devices specified for backup or restore only 64 are allowed restore filelist is terminating abnormally.  


note : i want to copy a database backup of sqlserver 2005 and restore it to
sql server 2000 showing that error.
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Updated 27-Apr-11 19:07pm
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walterhevedeich 28-Apr-11 1:10am    
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database 2005 can't restore in 2000 becoz of backward compatibility issue
 
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you need to remove all backup devices from your database backup and restore history
click here to know more for backup and restore using file or backup device[^]
and also how to remove backup device[^]
 
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and also you can generate script for whole database and run on mssql 2000
 
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