How to restore to a different database in sql server?

Question

I have a backup of Database1 from a week ago. The backup is done weekly in the scheduler and I get a .bak file. Now I want to fiddle with some

Answer 1

Actually, there is no need to restore the database in native SQL Server terms, since you "want to fiddle with some data" and "browse through the data of that .bak file"

You can use ApexSQL Restore – a SQL Server tool that attaches both native and natively compressed SQL database backups and transaction log backups as live databases, accessible via SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio or any other third-party tool. It allows attaching single or multiple full, differential and transaction log backups

Moreover, I think that you can do the job while the tool is in fully functional trial mode (14 days)

Disclaimer: I work as a Product Support Engineer at ApexSQL