What are the advantages of having a full copy sandbox? Is it good to do the full data load in full copy sandbox first and then do it in production??

how to create sandbox in salesforce

I need to make an exact copy of a production org in a test org (sandbox is not an option).  I want to copy the custom fields, layouts, and all of the data with its various relationships (contacts to accounts, tasks, opportunities).

Is there a quick and easy way to do so?

My knowledge of Salesforce and Salesforce Admin is basic.

Thanks,
Steve Harding

Hi,

We're currently have a Salesforce Enterprise license and I'm wondering as if is there a way we can bring all of our existing data from our Production environment to our Sandbox environment so that we can do some performance tests.  Any idea is welcome.

Thanks,

bear_2001