Jan 22, 2018 · In this blog post you will find step by step explanation on how to move SQL database files (MDF and LDF) to another location.

Jan 13, 2025 · Learn how to move the data and log file for a SQL Server database to a different location on disk in this step by step tip.

Sep 19, 2024 · In SQL Server, you can move system and user databases by specifying the new file location in the FILENAME clause of the ALTER DATABASE statement. Data, log, and full-text catalog files can be moved in this way.

Nov 25, 2024 · In SQL Server, you can move the data, log, and full-text catalog files of a user database to a new location by specifying the new file location in the FILENAME clause of the ALTER DATABASE statement. This method applies to moving database files within the same instance SQL Server.

Oct 22, 2013 · Dejan Nakarada-Kordic has an explanation + scripts for this method here: https://www.itprotoday.com/sql-server/move-database-files-without-taking-database-offline. The short version is that you add another database file at the new location, and then use DBCC Shrinkfile, with option EMPTYFILE to move the data from the old file to the new file.

Sep 28, 2023 · This article describes how to restore a SQL Server database to a new location, and optionally rename the database in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or Transact-SQL. You can move a database to a new directory path or create a copy of a database on either the same server instance or a different server instance.

6 days ago · It generates T-SQL and PowerShell commands to move SQL Server database file(s) to the specified folder(s). The script can handle both data files (mdf and ndf) and transaction log files (ldf). Can be used to move both user database files as well as SQL Server’s tempdb database to another drive. Safety features. Creates destination folder(s) if ...

Jan 29, 2020 · In this article, we explored moving a SQL database using Detach and Attach method. You should review all available options to move a database and choose the appropriate option that suits your requirement.

Sep 20, 2019 · How to moving MS SQL Server Database files (MDF, LDF & NDF) to another location step by step. Need to move database data file to another location/drive. The New_location is a folder, needs to be created on a separate drive with sufficient disk space for SQL database files.

Oct 28, 2012 · Now the challenges come up when database which was installed at not preferred default location and needs to move to a different location. Here is the quick tutorial how you can do it. Let us assume we have two folders loc1 and loc2. We want to move database files from loc1 to loc2. Now move the files from loc1 to loc2.