Backup & Restore Tips

• Use UNC path when doing backup and restore
• Create a new web application as well as a site collection before restoring, so that it does not restore on the default web application (C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80). It will now be something like C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\test.elcom.com.au
• But before restoring, you need to delete the content database of this web application, otherwise it will prompt you with a database exists error.
• When restoring, if it says access denied to the backup folder, you need to give folder write permission to the timer service account.
• Remember local folder permission is not the same as network shared folder permission
• Whenever you have an access denied error, check the followings:
  • Database security
  • Service account security
  • Folder security
  • Sharepoint group security