If you aren't sure what is actually in the backup file, or even if you think you are sure--execute this statement from a fresh query window: RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = 'X:\MDD\Clients\Lg\H4\H4L.bak' The information about the mdf/ldf files will show up looking like this: In this example, I was restoring a database to a different server with different filegroups, directory setups, etc.--so I had to 'MOVE' the location paths to represent the drives I had available. If I were restoring to the same ......