How can I backup a remote SQL Server database to a local drive?

Question

I need to copy a database from a remote server to a local one. I tried to use SQL Server Management Studio, but it only backs up to a drive on the remote server.

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Answer 1

You can try SQLBackupAndFTP. It will create scripts to create all the objects in your database and INSERT statements for all the rows in your tables. In any database you can run this script file and the entire database will be re-created.