Moving Database Files

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In SQL Server 2005, 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. This may be useful in the following situations:

  • Failure recovery. For example, the database is in suspect mode or has shut down, because of a hardware failure.
  • Planned relocation.
  • Relocation for scheduled disk maintenance.

In This Section

Topic Description

Moving User Databases

Describes the procedures for moving user database files and full-text catalog files to a new location.

Moving System Databases

Describes the procedures for moving system database files to a new location.

See Also

Concepts

Detaching and Attaching Databases

Other Resources

ALTER DATABASE (Transact-SQL)
CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)
Modifying a Database

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance