Restore SQL Server database in same pc with different name

Question

I have:

SQL Server 2008

Database Name: database1

I had taken backup from \"database1\" nearly one month ago. Now, by someway, \"database1\" is messed up

Answer 1

Here's where using T-SQL will help you out.

1. Execute a "restore filelistonly from disk = 'your backup file here'" This will get you a list of the logical files for the database from the backup file along with their physical paths.
2. Based on the information obtained from above, execute "restore database database2 from disk = 'your backup file here' with move 'logical file 1' to 'physical file name 1', move 'logical file 2' to 'physical file name 2', ...". Make sure that the physical paths that you're providing here are not in use.