SQLSession50 | Point In Time Restore| Recover Dropped Table Using Full, Differential & Log Backups

In this video, I explained Point In Time Restore (PITR) in SQL Server with a complete hands-on demo. Point In Time Restore is mainly used when: ✅ A table is accidentally dropped ✅ Data is deleted by mistake ✅ Wrong transactions are committed ✅ We need to restore the database to an exact point in time Topics covered in this session: 🔹 Creating PITDB database and sample tables 🔹 Taking Full Backup 🔹 Taking Differential Backup 🔹 Taking Transaction Log Backups 🔹 Simulating accidental TABLE DROP scenario 🔹 Understanding how dropped table information exists inside Transaction Log 🔹 Using fn_dblog() to identify DROP operation 🔹 Using fn_dump_dblog() to read Log Backup files 🔹 Identifying who dropped the table and exact drop time 🔹 Restoring Full Backup + Differential Backup + Log Backups 🔹 Using STOPAT for Point In Time Recovery 🔹 Using STOPBEFOREMARK with LSN 🔹 Understanding why Tail Log Backup is NOT taken during PIT Restore 🔹 Recovering database before table drop happened 🔹 Finding dropped object details using Transaction ID and Object ID Key concepts explained: ✔ Full Backup ✔ Differential Backup ✔ Transaction Log Backup ✔ STOPAT ✔ STOPBEFOREMARK ✔ LSN (Log Sequence Number) ✔ fn_dblog ✔ fn_dump_dblog ✔ Recovery States (NORECOVERY / RECOVERY) This demo is very important for SQL Server DBAs, Production Support Engineers, and anyone preparing for SQL Server Administration interviews. #SQLServer #PointInTimeRestore #PITRestore #SQLDBA #TransactionLog #SQLServerBackup #SQLServerRestore #fn_dblog #SQLAdministration #DatabaseRecovery #SQLServerTutorial #DBA #DifferentialBackup #LogBackup #SQLTraining