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title: "Restoring an Avontus-Provided Database"
slug: "restoring-an-avontus-provided-database"
updated: 2025-03-26T11:17:57Z
published: 2025-03-26T11:17:57Z
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# Restoring an Avontus-Provided Database

If Avontus has built a Quantify database with your Company data, this database must be restored to the server. Follow the steps below to restore and use this database.

To restore an Avontus-Provided Database:

1. Click the **Start** menu and select **Database Tools for SQL Server** from the **Avontus** sub-menu. The *Quantify Database Tools* dialog appears.
2. Click **Delete**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1727707742376.png)

A confirmation dialog appears.
3. Click **Yes**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1727707780136.png)

This deletes the new empty database. A confirmation message appears.
4. Click **OK** to the confirmation message. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-OVD0TX9N.png) You can now restore the database that Avontus provided.

> **Note:** If you receive a message that Quantify cannot connect to data source, you may need to first create a blank database and then delete it before restoring the Avontus-provided database. To create a blank database, refer to [*Step 6: Create a Blank Database*](/v1/docs/step-6-create-a-blank-database).
5. Click **Restore**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-72SDBXAY.png) This *Restore Database* dialog appears.
6. Click **Browse**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-ZDC1V3QL.png) The *Restore From File* dialog appears.
7. Navigate to the location of the database Avontus sent, click the database file and click **Open**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-Q3CLT74H.png) This *Restore Database* dialog returns.
8. Click **OK** to begin the restoration. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-O8ORMHTY.png) The *Restore Completed Successfully* dialog appears when the restore is complete.
9. Click **OK** . ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-B2ORQWV4.png)
10. Click **Close i**n the *Quantify Database Tools for SQL Server* dialog. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-V0STN3NC.png)
11. Launch Quantify. Quantify launches using the restored database. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-569UZYAC.png)

Once the Avontus-provided database has been restored , you must activate it. Refer to [*Activate Quantify with a New Activation Code*](/v1/docs/step-9-activate-quantify-with-a-new-activation-code) for details.