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App Service restore backup to a different database
App[ Service restore functionality on the portal allows restoring to different target slot/app service. However the database (if it's included in the restore) can only be restored to the original database (overwrite).
I talked to Microsoft support and they confirmed that this is by design but I doesn't make sense to allow changing the target for the site but not the database.
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Yes, the App Service backup/restore feature in the Azure portal is designed to give flexibility for restoring the web app (to a different slot or even a different App Service), but the database restore component is hard‑wired to overwrite the original database.
