title: How to restore SQL Server 2014 backup in SQL Server 2008
body: <p>Were there any changes in this area with SQL Server 2014? I’ve seen this post <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/545316/is-it-possible-to-restore-sql-server-2008-backup-in-sql-server-2005">Is it possible to restore Sql Server 2008 backup in sql server 2005</a> and I know that this was not possible as a scenario for 2012 -> 2008 but I wonder if MS made any changes here with the 2014 version.</p>
  
  <p>We are evaluating 2014 version and we have a fairly large database in testing. We’d like to restore a backup of that database to SQL Server 2008 because that physical machine has more space, RAM,… </p>
  
  <p>I’m getting standard error message when I try to restore backup but I was wondering if there is something else in SQL Server 2014 that I might be missing.</p>