The data and transaction log files of a database can be detached and then reattached to the same or another instance of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion]. Detaching and attaching a database is useful if you want ...

Attaches a database that's only one data file to the current server. sp_attach_single_file_db can't be used with multiple data files. Don't attach or restore databases from unknown or untrusted ...

As a heavy user of other RDBMS data platforms, I have long appreciated the extra effort that Microsoft put into their data management and administration tool, the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...