When I backup or restore a database using MS SQL Server Management Studio, I get a visual indication of how far the process has progressed, and thus how much longer I still
BACKUP DATABASE [xxxxxx] TO DISK = N'E:\\Bachup_DB.bak' WITH NOFORMAT, NOINIT,
NAME = N'xxxx-Complète Base de données Sauvegarde', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, COMPRESSION, STATS = 10
GO.