RESTORE DATABASE USING SCRIPT

Question

Hi, I am using SQLEXPR 2008. I have take database Backup from 2008 SQL, Using Script and tried to restore the database on another machine having SQLEXPR 2012 Installed using SQL Script and getting Following  error 
SQL Script :
1.BACK UP :  BACKUP DATABASE
test TO
DISK='D:\SQLServerBackups\test.dat'
2.RESTORE: RESTORE DATABASE test FROM DISK = 'D:\SQLServerBackups\test.dat' WITH REPLACE
FOLLOWING ERROR
1------------------------ 1 --- > WHY THIS ERROR -- THIS PATH WILL NOT BE THERE ON NEW MACHINE
Directory lookup for the file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.APAYROLL\MSSQL\DATA\test.mdf" failed with the operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
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File 'test' cannot be restored to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.APAYROLL\MSSQL\DATA\test.mdf'. Use WITH MOVE to identify a valid location for the file.
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Directory lookup for the file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.APAYROLL\MSSQL\DATA\test_log.LDF" failed with the operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
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File 'tran_BBLMS_Jan2015_Dec2015_log' cannot be restored to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.APAYROLL\MSSQL\DATA\test_log.LDF'. Use WITH MOVE to identify a valid location for the file.
Sandeep J. Sharma (eZee Technosys)

Answer 1

SQL Server 2008 is product version 10.xxx and the default path used by a SQL Server 2008 has this as you can see in your example -
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10
The backup includes this path for the files. This is where it will try to restore them unless you specify otherwise.
The SQL Server 2012 is product version 11.xxx and it has \MSSQL11 mentioned in its path. Your SQL Server 2012 server does not have the MSSQL10 directory. So the backup restore fails.
You need to use the MOVE keyword in the command.
The REPLACE keyword that you are using means to overwrite an existing database with the same name in the SQL Server.
Reference -
Restore a Database to a New Location (SQL Server)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186390(v=sql.110).aspx
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