SQB files exist as 2 different types. Please find information about each of them below.
Type 1: SQL Backup SQL Server Backup File
There is no standard file extension for SQL Server database backups. Users often use .bak to indicate a full database backup file. Other common extensions are:
Full Database Backup - .bak
Transacti...
There is no standard file extension for SQL Server database backups. Users often use .bak to indicate a full database backup file. Other common extensions are:
Full Database Backup – .bak
Transaction Log Backup – .trn
SQB files contain compressed, encrypted SQL Server backups from Red Gate SQL Backup. Compression up to 95%; 256-bit AES encryption. Restore with Red Gate SQL Backup program.
The SQB file extension relates to SQL Backup by Redgate. It stores compressed, encrypted backups of MS SQL Server databases. The default software to open SQB files is SQL Backup.