Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed

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Moving Databases

Sometimes you need to move a database or database file. There are several ways to accomplish this task:

• Make a database backup and then restore it to a new location.

• Alter the database, specifying a new location for the database file.

• Detach the database and then reattach the database, specifying an alternate location.

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