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Database Restore Failed Due to Incompatible Version of SQL Server - Database Administrators Stack Exchange
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Brent Ozar on Twitter: "The verdict is no: you can't restore a database from Managed Instances back down to on-premises SQL Server 2017. https://t.co/9jcV0XhjEV" / Twitter
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SQL SERVER - FIX Error 3169 - The database was backed up on a server running version - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave
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Microsoft SSMS Error: The database was backed on a server running version 15.00.2080 which is incompatible with this server running version 14.00.1000 - Stack Overflow
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Troubleshooting: Restore error-Unknown Sql Exception (Number=3169), Message=The database was backed up on a server running version XX.XX.XXXX - AutoCount Resource Center
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SQL SERVER - Error: Property BackupDirectory is Not Available for Settings - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave
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Microsoft SSMS Error: The database was backed on a server running version 15.00.2080 which is incompatible with this server running version 14.00.1000 - Stack Overflow
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