# Exporting tables from a SQL Server backup \(.bak\) to Parquet without restoring it

- HackerByte page: <https://hackerbyte.net/en/stories/methods-for-extracting-and-transforming-data-from-database-backup-files-50380410>
- Original source: <https://blog.arpe.io/fastbcp-1-6-export-sql-server-backup-to-parquet>
- Hacker News discussion: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50380410>
- Submitted to Hacker News: 2026-11-05T15:33:49.000Z

Methods for extracting and transforming data from database backup files.

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