Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 08/17/06 22:04

Stu (stuart.ainsworth@gmail.com) writes:
> the safest method is to do a backup and restore; however, you can
> detach, move, and reattach (usually) with no problems. Of coruse,
> before doing any operation such as this, you should take a backup first
> (which is why the first method is recommended).

The advantage with detach/attach is that you don't have to wait for
the new data file to be initiated. For a 3GB database that's maybe 5-10
minutes on SQL 2000. SQL 2005 has some quick initiation under some circum-
stances.

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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se

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