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How to Perform a Full Backup

If you want to take a full backup of the database you need to ensure certain Farm management actions. If you perform one of these actions and then perform a differential backup, you may not be able to successfully restore the database that you backed up fully, earlier. To avoid this problem, always perform a full database backup immediately after you have performed any change in the topology of SharePoint 2007 Farm or Windows SharePoint 3.0 Farm such as the following:

• Adding a new web application, a new SharePoint Service Provider, a new database into a normal web application or SharePoint Service Provider Administration web application.
• Renaming the SharePoint Service Provider.
• Deleting the SharePoint Service Provider so that its Administration web application is detached from the SharePoint Service Provider.
• Canceling a full backup job while it is running.
• Restoring the database from any backup.