This script will get the database restore history details including the files from which the database is restored.
USE [msdb] GO SELECT rs.[destination_database_name], rs.[restore_date], bs.[backup_start_date], bs.[backup_finish_date], bs.[database_name] AS [source_database_name], bmf.[physical_device_name] AS [backup_file_used_for_restore] FROM [dbo].[restorehistory] rs JOIN [dbo].[backupset] bs ON rs.[backup_set_id] = bs.[backup_set_id] JOIN [dbo].[backupmediafamily] bmf ON bs.[media_set_id] = bmf.[media_set_id] ORDER BY rs.[restore_date] DESC GO
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