Disk Backups

  • I have several Backups that are running to Disk, and appear to be completing without any problems.

    However, when I View Contents from the Properties of the Back Up Device, The Date is replaced by hieroglyphics - they look like characters from the Chinese/Japanese alphabet - although the time is showing correctly.

    How can I get the date to show correctly?

    Gary

  • You can use RESTORE HEADERONLY FROM 'backup_device'

    command which will give you similar info.

    The information is stored in msdb database, so it would be worthwhile to check its collation as well:

    select databasepropertyex('msdb','collation')

    What are the results?

  • Actually, info about backup devices is stored in master db. Check it as well.

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