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BackupRestoreBase.BlockSize Property

SQL Server 2012

Gets or sets the physical block size of the backup or restore, in bytes.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended (in Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended.dll)

Syntax

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public int BlockSize { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
An Int32 value that specifies the block size in bytes.

Remarks

The supported sizes are 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, and 65536 (64 KB) bytes. The default is 65536 for tape devices and 512 otherwise. Backup automatically selects the default for the device.

If you are taking a backup that you plan to copy onto and restore from a CD-ROM, specify BLOCKSIZE=2048.

Examples

Backing Up and Restoring Databases and Transaction Logs

Reference

BackupRestoreBase Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

RESTORE (Transact-SQL)

BACKUP (Transact-SQL)

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