move SQL data files to same letter drive but different disk

Hi,
We need to move our sql data files to new disks. Current
data are on drive D, F. New disks are U,V. We want to
move data files on D to U and F to V. Then rename U to D
and V to F (after rename original D & F to X & Y).
The quesions are
if SQL server is shutdown before this, will SQL Server
see the same data file?
Will I need to do a dettach/attach even the data file
will be on same path at the end?
Thanks.
Haii believe if you do this in correct order you don't have any problem:
1. stop SQL service
2. move the files (.mdf and .ldf)
3. rename D:, F: to X:, Y:
4. rename U:, V: to D:, F:
5. start SQL service
don't know if a reboot after step 4 would help but why don't you try it?
"Hai Le" <hle@.coair.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> We need to move our sql data files to new disks. Current
> data are on drive D, F. New disks are U,V. We want to
> move data files on D to U and F to V. Then rename U to D
> and V to F (after rename original D & F to X & Y).
> The quesions are
> if SQL server is shutdown before this, will SQL Server
> see the same data file?
> Will I need to do a dettach/attach even the data file
> will be on same path at the end?
> Thanks.
> Hai