How to Restore a SQL Server 2019 Backup on a SQL Server 2017 Instance
Restoring a database backup directly from a newer version of SQL Server to an older one fails or causes incompatibility errors. For example, a backup created on SQL Server 2019 cannot typically be restored on a SQL Server 2017 instance. Since a direct downgrade isn’t possible, we’ll demonstrate alternative methods to migrate a SQL Server database from 2019 to 2017.