>>Hi,
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>>What is the best/preferred/proper way to move a database (the physical files) to a new drive or location?
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>>TIA,
>
>Ken,
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>Look at the "Attaching and Detaching Databases" topic in the SQL Books On Line. They tell you how to do this.
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>BOb

thanks Bob - that's what we've been doing - didn't know if that was best way