My old hard disk have a problem that I can't use it now and my database is currently still on it. How can I copy my database by connecting my old hard to my new laptop ?
Like excel that have a file for each database .
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You need to locate the various database files on your old hard disc. There will be a minimum of one data file (*.mdf) and one log file (*.ldf). Then copy them over and attach them using SSMS (Right click the "Databases" node in object explorer and choose the "Attach" option in the context menu).
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thanks for the answer martin . but where is the DB files ? Where are they stored Please give me an address like c:/programfiles/... – Aug 10 '11 at 23:58
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1Probably `C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\SomeFolderName\MSSQL\DATA\` – Martin Smith Aug 10 '11 at 23:59
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just do a search for *.mdf and *.ldf. – deutschZuid Aug 11 '11 at 03:30