Visual SourceSafe Administrator supports restoration of a database from an archive using its Restore Projects command. Another way of restoring a database from an archive is to use the Visual SourceSafe SSRESTOR utility from the command line. Details of the utility are provided in the topic SSRESTOR Utility.
To restore a database using Visual SourceSafe Administrator
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Make sure that no one is using the database and that the ANALYZE utility will not run during the restore operation.
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On the Archive menu of Visual SourceSafe Administrator, click Restore Projects.
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In the Restore wizard, enter or locate the archive file from which to restore, and then click Next.
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In step 2 of the wizard, you can choose the items to restore to the database, and click Next to proceed.
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Use step 3 of the wizard to specify options for restoring the selected items to the database.
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Add a comment to the Comment box to document the restore operation.
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Click Finish to complete the wizard.
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Verify the database directories carefully to make sure that the restore operation has put the restored items where you intended.
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