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Restoring PaperSave Database

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PaperSave has a Backup and Restore utility available that can be used to backup and/or restore your PaperSave database. Kindly contact support for information regarding the downloading and running of this utility.
For users with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008, there is also a SQL Server Management Studio Express available so that restoring can be done.
Please use the following link to obtain the free copy of SQL Server 2005 Management Studio directly from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C243A5AE-4BD1-4E3D-94B8-5A0F62BF7796&displaylang=en

Please use the following link to obtain the free copy of SQL Server 2008 Management Studio directly from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=08E52AC2-1D62-45F6-9A4A-4B76A8564A2B&displaylang=en
 

Perform the following steps to restore PaperSave database on SQL Server 2005 & SQL Server 2008

1. Open "SQL Server Management Studio" and Connect.

2. Right-click Databases and select "Restore Database..."

3. Under the Destination for restore section, on To database: select "PaperSave."

4. Under the Source for restore section, select "From device:" and click the ... button.

5. Choose the location of the backup file and click OK.

6. Then select the check box on the left to select the backup, set to Restore and then click OK.