Why does the backup dates appear different?

  • I've made up a new maintenance plan for backing up some databases in SQL 2005. This is for doing differential backups. When I look at the database within SSMS, do a right-click on it and look at the properties, it shows the backup date for what I think is the last full backup. However, according to the maintenance plan's history, and looking at the .BAK files' creation date, I can see that the differential backup I made ran at the proper time last night.

    So, why is there a difference?

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  • That's because the properties of the DB in SSMS show the last FULL backup. I don't think that can be changed.



    Scott Duncan

    MARCUS. Why dost thou laugh? It fits not with this hour.
    TITUS. Why, I have not another tear to shed;
    --Titus Andronicus, William Shakespeare


  • OK, thank you, Scott.

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