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

You can rename your existing database to something like OriginalDB and then create an empty database called database1. Restore your backup in it. Now you can copy data from your Database1 (from bkp) to OriginalDB. After you are done, delete backup and rename original back to Database1