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Copy Database Wizard (Configure Destination Database)

Lets you change the database name and specify the ___location and names of the database files. This page appears one time for each database being moved or copied.

Note

If a selected database exists on the destination server, the names of the proposed destination database and files are the source name with _new, _new1, and so on appended.

Options

  • Source database
    Displays the name of the database being moved or copied. This box is read-only.
  • Destination database
    Accept or change the proposed name of the database that is being transferred.
  • Filename
    Accept or change the proposed names of the files. The names of full-text catalogs being transferred by using the detach-and-attach method will not appear.
  • Size (MB)
    Displays the size of the file in megabytes.
  • Destination folder
    Specify the proposed destination ___location.
  • Status
    Displays OK if the file can be created, or provides a reason if the file cannot be created.
  • Refresh
    Refresh the list of databases and files.
  • Stop the transfer if a database or file with the same name exists at the destination.
    Cancel the copy or move operation if a database that has the same name exists on the destination server.
  • Drop any database on the destination server with the same name, then continue with the database transfer, overwriting existing database files.
    If a database that has the same name exists on the destination server, the destination database is dropped, and then the copy or move operation continues.
  • Next
    When you click Next, the wizard checks whether the following validations occur:

    • Database already exists on the destination server.
    • Database name is more than 128 characters.
    • Database name is empty.
    • Another database that is being transferred has the same name.
    • File name is empty.
    • File path is empty.
    • There is insufficient space on the destination server.
    • File already exists on the destination server, and the user did not select the option to drop an existing database that has the same name.
    • Drive on the destination server is not valid.
    • There are insufficient permissions to calculate disk space. This is probably because the user is not a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.
    • Another database that is being transferred has the same file name.

See Also

Other Resources

Using Database Mail

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance