moving a database to a different drive

Hi,
You could do a backup and restore using the 'WITH MOVE'
OPTION or you could (better use) detach the database, copy
the datafile to new location and attach the database files.
You can look at sp_detach_db and sp_attach_db procedures
in BOL.
hth
DeeJay
>--Original Message--
>what is the reccomended method for moving a database to a
different drive on
>the same computer? Just a backup and restore?
>
>.
>
ok. I'll check out those procedures in Books Online. Thanks for the input.
"DeeJay Puar" <deejaypuar@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1cc9b01c45309$967fde70$a101280a@.phx.gbl...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi,
> You could do a backup and restore using the 'WITH MOVE'
> OPTION or you could (better use) detach the database, copy
> the datafile to new location and attach the database files.
> You can look at sp_detach_db and sp_attach_db procedures
> in BOL.
> hth
> DeeJay
> different drive on
|||Hi,
I will use the detatch/attatch method to move but your reply brings another
question to me. I did not see an option to restore 'WITH MOVE' in enterprise
manager GUI restore... is it only available when using TSQL? The reason I
ask is I had previously done a backup and restore to new database name and
new location in order to quickly create a 'staging' or 'testing' version of
a production database and want to be sure that was ok... meaning I wanted to
verify that I had NOT chosen the 'WITH MOVE' option... I didn't know if it
was a default option. Because, in that case, I wanted the database to be
different... not a move of the real database..
If I actually got a clear question out of that (doubtful ;) ) any info would
be appreciated... I think I'm just being overly paranoid.
"DeeJay Puar" <deejaypuar@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1cc9b01c45309$967fde70$a101280a@.phx.gbl...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi,
> You could do a backup and restore using the 'WITH MOVE'
> OPTION or you could (better use) detach the database, copy
> the datafile to new location and attach the database files.
> You can look at sp_detach_db and sp_attach_db procedures
> in BOL.
> hth
> DeeJay
> different drive on
|||The move option is exposed on the right-most tab, where EM specifies the physical file names. In the right
part, just type the desired file name.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"djc" <noone@.nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23Cj8oj5UEHA.2668@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> I will use the detatch/attatch method to move but your reply brings another
> question to me. I did not see an option to restore 'WITH MOVE' in enterprise
> manager GUI restore... is it only available when using TSQL? The reason I
> ask is I had previously done a backup and restore to new database name and
> new location in order to quickly create a 'staging' or 'testing' version of
> a production database and want to be sure that was ok... meaning I wanted to
> verify that I had NOT chosen the 'WITH MOVE' option... I didn't know if it
> was a default option. Because, in that case, I wanted the database to be
> different... not a move of the real database..
> If I actually got a clear question out of that (doubtful ;) ) any info would
> be appreciated... I think I'm just being overly paranoid.
>
> "DeeJay Puar" <deejaypuar@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1cc9b01c45309$967fde70$a101280a@.phx.gbl...
>