title: How to restore SQL Server 2014 database backup to a SQL Server 2016?
body: <p>I get backup of my 2014 version database and try to restore this in another server into database with same name and login. This SQL Server version is 2016.</p>
  
  <p>When restoring the backup file, I get this error: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio</p>
    
    <p>Restore of database 'TravelEnterDB' failed. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.RelationalEngineTasks)</p>
    
    <p>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:</p>
    
    <p>System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended)</p>
    
    <p>For help, click: <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&amp;ProdVer=13.0.16106.4+((SSMS_Rel_16_5).170125-2137)&amp;LinkId=20476" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&amp;ProdVer=13.0.16106.4+((SSMS_Rel_16_5).170125-2137)&amp;LinkId=20476</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I first created this database in SQL Server 2016 and then tried to restore backup file.</p>
  
  <p>I can restore this backup file in SQL Server 2014 currently.This file has no problem!</p>
  
  <p>What is problem?</p>
  
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