How to Move all Databases from C: to D:

How to Move all Databases from C: to D:

Step 1 Backup all the databases in case there could be any unexpected
failure
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1. Locate the database files location. By default, these files are located
in the following folder:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSMSI\SSEE\MSSQL.2005\MSSQL\Data

2. Click Start, click Run, type cmd , and then press ENTER.

3. Start the Osql.exe tool. To do this, type osql -E -S
\\.\pipe\MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE\sql\query at the command prompt, and then
press ENTER.

4. At the osql command prompt, back up all the existing databases. To do
this, type the following at the osql command prompt:
BACKUP DATABASE <SharePoint> TO DISK = ' PathName '

where <SharePoint> is the name of the SSEE database, and where PathName is
the path and file name that you want, such as
C:\SSEE\Backup\sharepoint.bak.

5. Type GO , and then press ENTER.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each database.

Step 2 Detach all the databases include the Config database
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1. To do this, type EXEC sp_detach_db <DatabaseName> at the command prompt,
where <DatabaseName> is the name of the SSEE database name, and then press
ENTER.

Note: If you receive a message that the database is in use and cannot be
detached, open the services console by entering services.msc in a Run
window, and find SQL Server 2005 Embedded Edition (MICROSOFT##SSEE), Pause
and then Start it.

2. Start another command prompt, or start Microsoft Windows Explorer, and
then copy both of the SSEE database files (including the .ldf files) that
you located in step 1 to the new folder that you want.

Step 3 Attach all the databases back
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1. To do this, type the following at the command prompt where the Osql.exe
tool is running
EXEC sp_attach_db @dbname = <DatabaseName>, @filename1 = 'd:\
new_database_location \DatabaseName.mdf', @filename2 =
'd:\new_database_location \DatabaseName_log.ldf'

where new_database_location is the folder where you moved the database
files.

2. At the command prompt, type quit, and then press ENTER to quit the
Osql.exe tool.

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