Fragmentation carried forward?

  • If I backup a fragmented database and restore it on a different server will the fragmentation be carried forward to the new server? Is this specific to the index type? Please advise.

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  • fizzleme (2/23/2016)


    If I backup a fragmented database and restore it on a different server will the fragmentation be carried forward to the new server?

    Yes. It will be a complete copy of the database with the same fragmentation etc.


    Alex Suprun

  • A backup is copy of the pages. There is no effort made to recompute anything or look at the contents. They are copied to disk on backup, copied back on restore.

    This is why corruption flows through backups.

  • Thank you gentlemen!

    When the snows fall and the white winds blow,The lone wolf dies but the pack survives.

    Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

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